North Berwick Line
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The North Berwick Line is a railway line linking Edinburgh with North Berwick in Scotland. The route follows the East Coast Main Line as far as Drem, where it then branches to the north.
Most services run between North Berwick and Edinburgh Waverley, with peak-time services continuing to Edinburgh Haymarket and occasional services through to Glasgow Central railway station. Service is generally hourly between 7am and 7pm, with half hourly service at peak time and on Saturdays, and reduced service on weekday evenings and Sundays.
The section between Drem and Edinburgh Waverley shares the track with the NXEC London - Edinburgh service. It is comprised of all or part of the following Network Rail routes:
- SC 147 from Edinburgh Waverley
- SC 149 from Drem Junction to North Berwick
The route serves the following places:
Passenger services are operated by First ScotRail. The line is electrified at 25 kV AC overhead.
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[edit] Historical Route
As with many comtemporary routes, trains on this line run on the metals of several historical routes:
- North Berwick Branch between North Berwick and Drem
- NBR Main Line between Drem and Edinburgh Waverley
- Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway between Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket
- CR Main Line - Carstairs to Edinburgh between Haymarket and Carstairs
- CR Main Line - Carstairs to Greenhill Junction between Carstairs and Motherwell
- Clydesdale Junction Railway between Motherwell and Rutherglen
- Polloc and Govan Railway between Rutherglen and Glasgow Central approaches
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