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Prestonpans railway station

Coordinates: 55°57′10″N 2°58′30″W / 55.9529°N 2.9750°W / 55.9529; -2.9750
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Prestonpans
General information
LocationEast Lothian
Coordinates55°57′10″N 2°58′30″W / 55.9529°N 2.9750°W / 55.9529; -2.9750
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePST
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1846opened

Prestonpans railway station is a railway station serving the town of Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the North Berwick Line, 9.75 miles (15.69 km) east of Edinburgh Waverley. It serves the town of Cockenzie and Port Seton, 1.37 miles (2.20 km) away.

Services

On Monday to Friday daytimes there is an hourly service westbound to Edinburgh and eastbound to North Berwick, with extra trains at peak periods; a limited number of trains run to and from Glasgow Central via Carstairs. On Saturdays, a half-hourly service operates during the day, dropping to hourly in the evening. Trains also call hourly each way on Sundays from mid-morning.[1]

Routes

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Longniddry   Abellio ScotRail
North Berwick Line
  Wallyford
  Historical railways  
Seton Mains Halt[2]
Line open; Station closed
  North British Railway
NBR Main Line
  Inveresk
Line open; Station closed

References

Notes

  1. ^ Table 238 National Rail timetable, May 2017
  2. ^ Smith & Anderson (1995), page 36

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Smith, W.A.C. & Anderson, P. (1995) An Illustrated History of Edinburgh's Railways, Caernarfon, Irwell Press, ISBN 1-871608-59-7
  • RAILSCOT on North British Railway