Shawfair railway station
Shawfair | |
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Location | |
Place | Edinburgh |
Local authority | Midlothian |
Coordinates | 55°55′05″N 3°05′26″W / 55.9180°N 3.0905°WCoordinates: 55°55′05″N 3°05′26″W / 55.9180°N 3.0905°W |
Grid reference | NT318699 |
Operations | |
Station code | SFI |
Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
History | |
6 September 2015 | Opened |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
UK Railways portal |
Shawfair railway station is on the Borders Railway, a railway line reopened between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, just beyond Galashiels in Scotland.
There is a Monday-Saturday half-hourly service at this stop to Tweedbank. This station is to serve the new development of Shawfair, a settlement south-east of Edinburgh. The construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall opening on 6 September 2015.[1]
References
- ↑ "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Newcraighall | Abellio ScotRail Borders Railway |
Eskbank |
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