Eskbank railway station

Railway station in Midlothian, Scotland

Key datesJuly 1849Opened as GallowshallOctober 1850Renamed Eskbank and Dalkeith6 January 1969Closed6 September 2015Resited and reopened as EskbankPassengers2018/19Increase 0.367 million2019/20Decrease 0.365 million2020/21Decrease 45,4022021/22Increase 0.159 million2022/23Increase 0.203 million
Location
Eskbank is located in Midlothian
Eskbank
Eskbank
Location in Midlothian, Scotland
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Eskbank is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 8 miles 25 chains (13 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the towns of Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith in Midlothian, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.

History

The original Eskbank and Dalkeith railway station was previously closed (along with the Waverley Route) in 1969. The new construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall. The new station, further south than the original, opened on 6 September 2015.[2]

Facilities

Car parking space is available for 248 cars and also cycle storage space.

Services

Borders Railway
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Edinburgh Park Edinburgh Trams
South Gyle
Haymarket
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Brunstane
Newcraighall
Shawfair
Eskbank
Newtongrange
Gorebridge
Stow
Galashiels
Tweedbank

As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank, with a half-hourly service operating at peak times (Monday to Saturday). Some peak time trains continue to Glenrothes with Thornton. All services are operated by ScotRail.[3]

Rolling stock used: Class 158 Express Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar

Notes

References

  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Train times: Edinburgh – Newcraighall – Tweedbank / Dùn Èideann – Talla na Creige Nuadh – Bruach Thuaidh" (PDF). Abellio ScotRail. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

External links

  • Media related to Eskbank railway station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Train times and station information for Eskbank railway station from National Rail
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Shawfair   ScotRail
Borders Railway
  Newtongrange
  Historical railways  
Glenesk   North British Railway
Waverley Route
  Dalhousie
Disused railways
Broomieknowe   North British Railway
Esk Valley Railway
  Terminus
Bonnyrigg   North British Railway
Peebles Railway
  Terminus
Terminus   North British Railway
Macmerry Branch
  Crossgatehall Halt
    Smeaton
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