Wester Hailes railway station

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Wester Hailes
Location
Place Wester Hailes
Local authority Edinburgh
Operations
Station code WTA
Managed by First ScotRail
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2002/03 * 15,127
2004/05 * 19,294
2005/06 * 20,915
History
Key dates Opened May 1987
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wester Hailes from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Wester Hailes railway station is a railway station serving Wester Hailes in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is located on the Edinburgh branch of the West Coast Main Line, but is not served by inter-city services - these are provided via the Shotts Line of the SPT network. The station has two platforms, connected by a stairway footbridge, and CCTV. It is managed by First ScotRail.

The staple passenger traction calling at this station is the Class 156 "Super Sprinter". As this station is part of the West Coast Main Line to Carstairs, which diverges at Mid Calder Junction, a colourful variety of CrossCountry Class 220 "Voyager", Virgin Trains Class 221 "Super Voyager", Class 390 "Pendolino" and NXEC InterCity 225 can also be seen.

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It is currently served, Monday to Saturday, by one First ScotRail service each hour from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley. One train a day from Edinburgh terminates at Motherwell. There is a limited Sunday service at this station to Edinburgh and West Calder.

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Coordinates: 55°54′51.81″N 3°17′1.64″W / 55.9143917, -3.2837889

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Kingsknowe   First ScotRail

Shotts Line

  Curriehill
Railway stations in Edinburgh
Commuter lines:  Bathgate Crossrail Dunblane Fife Circle North Berwick Shotts

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