Musselburgh railway station
Railway station in East Lothian, Scotland
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Musselburgh railway station serves the town of Musselburgh, in East Lothian, Scotland. It was opened by British Rail in 1988; it lies on the East Coast Main Line, 5+1⁄4 miles (8.4 km) east of Edinburgh Waverley, and the North Berwick Line. It is located near to the recently-built campus of the Queen Margaret University.[2]
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A Class 380 calls, with a service to North Berwick | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55.9335°N 3.0725°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NT331716 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | MUB | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | British Rail | ||||
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| 3 October 1988 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  86,958 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.267 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.350 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.451 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.461 million | ||||
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History
Two stations of the same name were opened by North British Railway:
- The first station opened in June 1846, which was renamed a year later to Inveresk in July 1847. It closed in May 1964.
- The second Musselburgh station opened in July 1847 and was located alongside the River Esk, on its own branch line. It served the Edinburgh and Dalkeith line to Fisherrow, closing to passenger services in September 1964 and to goods services in December 1970.[3]
Facilities
The station has two platforms:
- for eastbound trains to North Berwick and Dunbar
- for westbound trains to Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket.
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 unstaffed. Train running information is also provided via automatic announcements and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to each platform.[4]
Services
ScotRail operates the following service in trains per hour (tph):[5]
- 3 tp2h westbound to Edinburgh Waverley; one morning peak-time service is extended to Haymarket
- 1 tph eastbound to North Berwick
- 1 tp2h eastbound to Dunbar.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Wallyford | ScotRail North Berwick Line |
Edinburgh Waverley | ||
| ScotRail Edinburgh–Dunbar |
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Bus connections
Lothian Buses routes 4, 30, N30, 46 and 48 stop near to the station.[6]
