Musselburgh railway station
Musselburgh  | |
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380107 calls at Musselburgh with a Service to North Berwick. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Musselburgh |
| Local authority | East Lothian |
| Coordinates | 55°56′01″N 3°04′21″W / 55.9335°N 3.0725°WCoordinates: 55°56′01″N 3°04′21″W / 55.9335°N 3.0725°W |
| Grid reference | NT331716 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MUB |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.171 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.193 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.203 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.306 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.401 million |
| 2009/10 |
 0.389 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.365 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.387 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.421 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.439 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.457 million |
| History | |
| Original company | British Rail |
| 3 October 1988 | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Musselburgh from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Musselburgh railway station is a railway station serving the town of Musselburgh, East Lothian near Edinburgh in Scotland. It was opened by British Rail in 1988 and is located on the East Coast Main Line, 5 1⁄4 miles (8.4 km) east of Edinburgh Waverley, and is served by the North Berwick Line. It is located near the recently built campus of the Queen Margaret University.
A station of the same name was opened by North British Railway in July 1847 and was located not on the main line but alongside the River Esk. That station serviced the Edinburgh and Dalkeith line to Fisherrow but was closed to passenger services in 1964 and goods services in 1970.
Platforms
The station currently has two platforms.
- Platform 1 is used for trains heading east to North Berwick and Dunbar.
- Platform 2 is used for trains heading west to Edinburgh Waverley, Haymarket, Glasgow Central and Ayr.
Services
Monday to Friday daytimes there is an hourly service westbound to Edinburgh (with peak-time services carrying on to Haymarket) and eastbound to North Berwick with a half-hourly service on Saturdays. On evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction. On Monday to Saturdays there is a bi-hourly and late night service that runs from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar that stops at Musselburgh. There is also a limited service to and from Glasgow Central and Ayr (via Carstairs) on Mondays-Saturdays.
Transport links
Lothian Buses service numbers 30, N30 and 45 and E.M. Horsburgh's T1 Stop Near the Station
See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Musselburgh railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Musselburgh railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Wallyford | Abellio ScotRail North Berwick Line |
Edinburgh Waverley | ||
| Dunbar | Abellio ScotRail Edinburgh - Dunbar |
Edinburgh Waverley | ||