North Berwick Line

North Berwick Line
Overview
System	National Rail
Locale	Edinburgh; East Lothian; Scotland
Operation
Owner	Network Rail
Operator(s)	First ScotRail
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	25kV 50hz AC

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North Berwick Line

Legend

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.

The section between Drem and Edinburgh Waverley shares the track with the East Coast London - Edinburgh service. It consists 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.

[edit] Services

Most services run between North Berwick and Edinburgh Waverley, with peak-time services continuing to Haymarket and occasional services through to Glasgow Central. 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.

Although incorporated into the same timetable from May 2010, First ScotRail provide services to Dunbar, however these typically did not stop at intermediate stations. From the May 2011 all trains to/from Dunbar now stop at Musselburgh.