Wallyford railway station explained

Wallyford
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Wallyford, East Lothian
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.9405°N -3.0147°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:ScotRail
Platforms:2
Code:WAF
Original:Railtrack
Years:June 1866
Events:Opened
Years1:October 1867
Events1:Closed
Years2:13 June 1994
Events2:Reopened
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Wallyford railway station is a railway station serving the village of Wallyford, East Lothian near Musselburgh in Scotland. It is located on the East Coast Main Line, east of Edinburgh Waverley. It was opened by Railtrack in 1994 and is served by trains on the North Berwick Line.

Early history

There was a short lived station on the site which was opened by the North British Railway in June 1866 and closed in October 1867.[1]

Facilities

The station is unstaffed, but a ticket machine is provided in the waiting shelter on platform 2 to allow intending passengers to buy before boarding or for collecting pre-paid tickets. A shelter is also provided on platform 1. Train running information is offered via CIS screens, customer help points, automated announcements and timetable poster boards. Step-free access to each platform is available via ramps from the nearby road and car park.[2]

Services

Monday to Friday, there is an hourly service in each direction (half hour during peak times) between Edinburgh Waverley and . During Saturday daytimes, there is an hourly service westbound to Edinburgh and eastbound to . Evenings and Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction.

There is also a train every two hours to Dunbar on Mondays to Saturdays only.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/nbr/pdfs/station_list.pdf
  2. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/WAF/details.html Wallyford station facilities