Wallyford railway station
Railway station in East Lothian, Scotland
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Wallyford railway station is a railway station serving the village of Wallyford, East Lothian near Musselburgh in Scotland. It is located on the East Coast Main Line, 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) east of Edinburgh Waverley. It was opened by Railtrack in 1994 and is served by trains on the North Berwick Line.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Wallyford, East Lothian Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55.9405°N 3.0147°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NT366723 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | WAF | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Railtrack | ||||
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| June 1866 | Opened | ||||
| October 1867 | Closed | ||||
| 13 June 1994 | Reopened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  36,444 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.152 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.209 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.286 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.349 million | ||||
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Early history
There was a short lived station on the site which was opened by the North British Railway in June 1866 and closed in October 1867.[1]
Facilities
The station is unstaffed, but a ticket machine is provided in the waiting shelter on platform 2 to allow intending passengers to buy before boarding or for collecting pre-paid tickets. A shelter is also provided on platform 1. Train running information is offered via CIS screens, customer help points, automated announcements and timetable poster boards. Step-free access to each platform is available via ramps from the nearby road and car park.[2]
Services
Monday to Friday, there is an hourly service in each direction (half hour during peak times) between Edinburgh Waverley and North Berwick. During Saturday daytimes, there is a half hourly service westbound to Edinburgh and eastbound to North Berwick. Evenings and Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction.[3]
There is also a train every two hours to Dunbar on Mondays to Saturdays only.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Prestonpans | ScotRail North Berwick Line |
Musselburgh | ||
| East Linton | ScotRail Edinburgh–Dunbar |
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