Wallyford railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in East Lothian, Scotland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Wallyford

| symbol_location = gb

| symbol = rail

| image = Wallyford railway station, 22 March 2014.jpg

| borough = Wallyford, East Lothian

| country = Scotland

| coordinates = {{coord|55.9405|-3.0147|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NT366723|25|NT366723}}

| manager = ScotRail

| platforms = 2

| code = WAF

| original = Railtrack

| years = June 1866

| events = Opened

| years1 = October 1867

| events1 = Closed

| years2 = 13 June 1994

| events2 = Reopened

| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{increase}} 0.314 million}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 36,444}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 0.152 million}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 0.209 million}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 0.286 million}}

| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

}}

Wallyford railway station is a railway station serving the village of Wallyford, East Lothian near Musselburgh in Scotland. It is located on the East Coast Main Line, {{convert|7+1/2|mi}} east of Edinburgh Waverley. It was opened by Railtrack in 1994 and is served by trains on the North Berwick Line.

Early history

There was a short lived station on the site which was opened by the North British Railway in June 1866 and closed in October 1867.[http://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/nbr/pdfs/station_list.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025119/http://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/nbr/pdfs/station_list.pdf|date=4 March 2016}}

Facilities

The station is unstaffed, but a ticket machine is provided in the waiting shelter on platform 2 to allow intending passengers to buy before boarding or for collecting pre-paid tickets. A shelter is also provided on platform 1. Train running information is offered via CIS screens, customer help points, automated announcements and timetable poster boards. Step-free access to each platform is available via ramps from the nearby road and car park.[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/WAF/details.html Wallyford station facilities] National Rail Enquiries

Services

Monday to Friday, there is an hourly service in each direction (half hour during peak times) between Edinburgh Waverley and {{Stnlnk|North Berwick}}. During Saturday daytimes, there is an hourly service westbound to Edinburgh and eastbound to {{Stnlnk|North Berwick}}. Evenings and Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction.{{NRtimes|May 2017|238}}

There is also a train every two hours to Dunbar on Mondays to Saturdays only.

{{rail start}}

{{rail line|previous={{Stnlnk|Prestonpans}}|next={{Stnlnk|Musselburgh}}|route=ScotRail
North Berwick Line |col={{ScotRail colour}} |lightcol={{National Rail colour|ScotRail|branch=North Berwick Line}} }}

{{rail line

|previous={{Stnlnk|East Linton}}

|next={{Stnlnk|Musselburgh}}

|route=ScotRail
Edinburgh - Dunbar

|col={{ScotRail colour}} |lightcol={{National Rail colour|ScotRail|branch=North Berwick Line}} }}

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{{commons category|Wallyford railway station}}

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