Newtongrange railway station

Newtongrange railway station is part of the Borders Railway, the reopened section of the Waverley Route between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank, just beyond Galashiels. The new station is on a site south of the original station. There are half-hourly services (hourly on Sundays) from this stop to Tweedbank and Edinburgh. This station serves the town of Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland.

Newtongrange
Location	Newtongrange, Midlothian Scotland
Coordinates	55.8671°N 3.0688°W
Grid reference	NT331642
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	NEG
Key dates
1 January 1908[1]	Opened
6 January 1969	Closed
6 September 2015	Reopened on New Site[2]
Passengers
2015/16	86,398
2016/17	0.142 million
2017/18	0.157 million
2018/19	0.154 million
2019/20	0.139 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station was previously closed (along with the Waverley Route) in 1969. The station reopened on 6 September 2015.[3] On 9 September 2015 the Queen and Prince Philip stopped off in Newtongrange station to unveil a plaque.[4] The new construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall.

The station also directly serves the National Mining Museum Scotland.

References

3. "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
4. "The Queen delights well-wishers in Newtongrange". bbc.com. BBC. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

External links

• Borders Railway
• Video and commentary on Newtongrange Railway Station.