Shawfair is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 5 miles 64 chains (9 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the villages of Danderhall and Shawfair in Midlothian, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.
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| Location | Shawfair, Midlothian Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°55′04″N 3°05′25″W / 55.9176981°N 3.0902511°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NT318699 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | SFI | ||||
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| Original company | Network Rail | ||||
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| 6 September 2015 | Opened | ||||
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| 2018/19 |  41,138 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 46,488 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  6,702 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 27,616 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 44,362 | ||||
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History edit
At this point the line does not follow the old Waverley Route via Millerhill, the trackbed of which was severed by the construction of the Edinburgh City Bypass in the 1980s.
The construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall opening on 6 September 2015.[1]
Services edit
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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.[2]
Rolling stock used: Class 158 Express Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
- ^ "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 edit
Media related to Shawfair railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Train times and station information for Shawfair railway station from National Rail
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Following station | ||
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