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Edinburgh Waverley railwey station

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Edinburgh Waverley National Rail
The main entrance tae the station, includin the entrance ramp an Balmoral Hotel
Location
PlaceEdinburgh
Local authorityCeety o Edinburgh
Coordinates55°57′08″N 3°11′21″W / 55.952089°N 3.189262°W / 55.952089; -3.189262Coordinates: 55°57′08″N 3°11′21″W / 55.952089°N 3.189262°W / 55.952089; -3.189262
Grid referenceNT25757386
Operations
Station codeEDB
Managed biNetwork Rail
Nummer o platforms18(16 in use)
Live arrivals/departurs, station information an onwart connections
frae National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger uissage*
2004/05  14.220 million
2005/06Increase 14.645 million
2006/07Increase 15.286 million
2007/08Increase 16.169 million
2008/09Increase 17.571 million
2009/10Increase 19.312 million
2010/11Increase 19.957 million
2011/12Increase 22.585 million
2012/13Increase 22.976 million
History
Oreeginal companyEdinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway, Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway an North British Railway
Pre-groupinNorth British Railway
Post-groupinLNER
22 Juin 1846North Bridge biggit bi NBR[1]
17 Mey 1847General Station biggit bi E&GR[1]
17 Mey 1847Canal Street biggit bi EL&NR[1]
Aprile 1866NBR demolished existin stations an replaced them wi Edinburgh Waverley[1]
18 Aprile 1966Renamed Edinburgh bi British Railways[1]
????Renamed Edinburgh Waverley
National RailUK railwey stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimatit passenger uissage based on sales o tickets in statit financial year(s) that end or oreeginate at Edinburgh Waverley frae Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology mey vary year on year.
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Edinburgh Waverley railwey station[2] is the main railwey station in the Scots caipital Edinburgh. It gat its name fae the Waverley buiks bi Walter Scott.[3]

References

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  1. a b c d e Butt (1995), page 89
  2. Network Rail: Our Stations - Edinburgh Waverley Archived 2013-08-28 at the Wayback Machine 27 August 2013
  3. "Waverley station pays tribute to Sir Walter Scott". The Herald (in Inglis). 14 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
Precedin station National Rail National Rail Follaein station
Newcastle   Virgin Trains East Coast
Flying Scotsman/London-Edinburgh (fast)
  Terminus
Dunbaur or
Alnmouth
  Virgin Trains East Coast
London-Edinburgh semi-fast
  Terminus
Berwick-upon-Tweed   Virgin Trains East Coast
London-Edinburgh/Scotland express services
  Heymarcat or
Terminus
Terminus   TransPennine Express
(TransPennine North West)
  Heymercat
Dunbaur   CrossCountry
Cross Country Network
  Heymarcat
Terminus   Virgin Trains
West Coast Main Line
  Heymercat
Terminus   Abellio ScotRail
Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
  Heymercat
Terminus   Abellio ScotRail
North Clyde Line
  Heymercat
Terminus   Abellio ScotRail
Borders Railway
  Brunstane
Terminus   Abellio ScotRail
Edinburgh to Dunblane Line
  Heymercat
Brunstane   Abellio ScotRail
Fife Circle Line
  Haymarket
Terminus   Abellio ScotRail
Shotts Line
  Haymarket
Musselburgh   Abellio ScotRail
North Berwick Line
  Haymarket
Musselburgh   Abellio ScotRail
Edinburgh to Dunbar
  Haymarket
Terminus   Caledonian Sleeper
Lowland Caledonian Sleeper
  Carstairs
Glesga Queen Street   Caledonian Sleeper
Highland Caledonian Sleeper
Fort-William—London
  Preston
Falkirk Grahamston
southbound only
no pick-up/setdown
  Caledonian Sleeper
Highland Caledonian Sleeper
Inverness to London
 
Inverkeithing
no pick-up/setdown
  Caledonian Sleeper
Highland Caledonian Sleeper
Aberdeen—London
 
Preston   Caledonian Sleeper
Highland Caledonian Sleeper
London to Inverness

  Stirlin
northbound anerly
na pick-up/setdoun
  Historical railweys  
Jocks Lodge   North British Railway
NBR Main Line
  Terminus
Abbeyhill   North British Railway
Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
  Terminus
Scotland Street   North British Railway
Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
 
Terminus   North British Railway
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
  Heymercat