Newtongrange railway station
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Location | Newtongrange, Midlothian Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 55°51′53″N 3°04′08″W / 55.8648238°N 3.0689380°W | ||||
Grid reference | NT331642 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
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Station code | NEG | ||||
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1 August 1908 | Opened | ||||
6 January 1969 | Closed | ||||
6 September 2015 | Resited and reopened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.139 million | ||||
2020/21 | 13,864 | ||||
2021/22 | 75,582 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.115 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.153 million | ||||
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Newtongrange is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 11 miles 77 chains (19 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Newtongrange in Midlothian, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.
History
[edit]The station was previously closed (along with the Waverley Route) in 1969. The station reopened, to the south of the original, on 6 September 2015.[1] On 9 September 2015 the Queen and Prince Philip stopped off in Newtongrange station to unveil a plaque to officially open the station.[2] The new construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall.
The station also directly serves the National Mining Museum Scotland.
Services
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(including Edinburgh Crossrail)
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As of the December 2022 timetable change, the station is served by a half-hourly service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank during the daytime, with an hourly service in the evenings (Monday to Saturday) and on Sundays. All services are operated by ScotRail.[3]
Rolling stock used: Class 158 Express Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar
References
[edit]- ^ "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
- ^ "The Queen delights well-wishers in Newtongrange". BBC News. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Train times: Edinburgh – Newcraighall – Tweedbank / Dùn Èideann – Talla na Creige Nuadh – Bruach Thuaidh" (PDF). ScotRail. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Newtongrange railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Newtongrange railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Eskbank | ScotRail Borders Railway |
Gorebridge | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Dalhousie | North British Railway Waverley Route |
Gorebridge |
- Borders Railway
- Railway stations in Midlothian
- Former North British Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1908
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1969
- Beeching closures in Scotland
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2015
- Railway stations served by ScotRail
- Reopened railway stations in Great Britain
- 1908 establishments in Scotland
- 1969 disestablishments in Scotland
- 2015 establishments in Scotland