Musselburgh railway station

Musselburgh railway station serves the town of Musselburgh, in East Lothian, Scotland. It was opened by British Rail in 1988; it lies on the East Coast Main Line, east of , and the North Berwick Line. It is located near to the recently-built campus of the Queen Margaret University.

History

Two stations of the same name were opened by North British Railway:

• The first station opened in June 1846, which was renamed a year later to in July 1847. It closed in May 1964.
• The second Musselburgh station opened in July 1847 and was located alongside the River Esk, on its own branch line. It served the Edinburgh and line to , closing to passenger services in September 1964 and to goods services in December 1970.

Facilities

The station has two platforms:

1. for eastbound trains to and
2. for westbound trains to Edinburgh Waverley and .

Both have waiting shelters, CIS screens and customer help points. Platform 2 also has a self-service ticket machine in its shelter, to allow intending passengers to purchase prior to travel or collect pre-paid tickets; the station is unstaffed. Train running information is also provided via automatic announcements and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to each platform.

Services

ScotRail operates the following service in trains per hour (tph):

• 3 tp2h westbound to ; one morning peak-time service is extended to
• 1 tph eastbound to
• 1 tp2h eastbound to .

Bus connections

Lothian Buses routes 4, 30, N30, 46 and 48 stop near to the station.

See also

• List of places in East Lothian

References

External links

• Video footage and history of the station