Prestonpans railway station

Prestonpans National Rail

View along the tracks to a rainy Pentlands and the recent track deviation
Location
Place Prestonpans
Local authority East Lothian
Coordinates 55°57′10″N 2°58′30″W / 55.9529°N 2.9750°WCoordinates: 55°57′10″N 2°58′30″W / 55.9529°N 2.9750°W
Grid reference NT392737
Operations
Station code PST
Managed by ScotRail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05   0.108 million
2005/06 Increase 0.129 million
2006/07 Increase 0.143 million
2007/08 Increase 0.170 million
2008/09 Increase 0.196 million
2009/10 Increase 0.202 million
2010/11 Increase 0.207 million
2011/12 Increase 0.211 million
2012/13 Increase 0.237 million
History
Original company North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Prestonpans from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Prestonpans railway station is a railway station serving the town of Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the North Berwick Line, 9.75 miles (15.69 km) east of Edinburgh Waverley. It serves the town of Cockenzie and Port Seton, 1.37 miles (2.20 km) away.

Services

Monday to 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.

Routes

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Longniddry   ScotRail
North Berwick Line
  Wallyford
Historical railways
Seton Mains Halt[1]
Line open; Station closed
  North British Railway
NBR Main Line
  Inveresk
Line open; Station closed

References

Notes

  1. Smith & Anderson (1995), page 36

Sources

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