Musselburgh railway station

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.[2]

Musselburgh Scottish Gaelic: Baile nam Feusgan[1]
380107 calls at Musselburgh with a service to North Berwick
Location	Musselburgh, East Lothian Scotland
Coordinates	55.9335°N 3.0725°W
Grid reference	NT331716
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	MUB
History
Original company	British Rail
Key dates
3 October 1988	Opened
Passengers
2015/16	0.478 million
2016/17	0.464 million
2017/18	0.489 million
2018/19	0.455 million
2019/20	0.461 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Two stations of the same name were opened by North British Railway. The 1st station opened in June 1846, which was renamed a year later as Inveresk railway station in July 1847. It closed in May 1964. The 2nd Musselburgh station opened in July 1847 and was located alongside the River Esk on its own branch line. That station serviced the Edinburgh and Dalkeith line to Fisherrow. It was closed to passenger services in September 1964 and goods services in December 1970.[3][4]

Facilities

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.

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 otherwise unmanned). Train running information is also provided via automatic announcements and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to each platform.[5]

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 limited stop 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.[6]

Transport links

Lothian Buses service numbers 30, N30 and 45 stop near the station.

See also

• List of places in East Lothian
• List of places in Scotland

References

1. Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
2. https://www.transport.gov.scot/publication/scottish-transport-statistics-no-35-2016-edition/sct01171871341-10/
3. https://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/nbr/pdfs/station_list.pdf
4. https://www.railscot.co.uk/Musselburgh_Branch/
5. Musselburgh station facilities National Rail Enquiries
6. Table 238 National Rail timetable, May 2017

External links

• Video footage and history of the station

• Train times and station information for Musselburgh railway station from National Rail