Newtongrange is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 11 miles 77 chains (19 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Newtongrange in Midlothian, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.
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| Location | Newtongrange, Midlothian Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°51′53″N 3°04′08″W / 55.8648238°N 3.0689380°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NT331642 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | NEG | ||||
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| 1 August 1908 | Opened | ||||
| 6 January 1969 | Closed | ||||
| 6 September 2015 | Resited and reopened | ||||
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| 2019/20 |  0.139 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 13,864 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  75,582 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.115 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.153 million | ||||
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History
editThe station was previously closed (along with the Waverley Route) in 1969. The station reopened, to the south of the original, on 6 September 2015.[1] On 9 September 2015 the Queen and Prince Philip stopped off in Newtongrange station to unveil a plaque to officially open the station.[2] The new construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall.
The station also directly serves the National Mining Museum Scotland.
Services
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(including Edinburgh Crossrail)
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As of the December 2022 timetable change, the station is served by a half-hourly service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank during the daytime, with an hourly service in the evenings (Monday to Saturday) and on Sundays. All services are operated by ScotRail.[3]
Rolling stock used: Class 158 Express Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar
References
edit- ^ "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
- ^ "The Queen delights well-wishers in Newtongrange". BBC News. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Train times: Edinburgh – Newcraighall – Tweedbank / Dùn Èideann – Talla na Creige Nuadh – Bruach Thuaidh" (PDF). ScotRail. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
External links
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Media related to Newtongrange railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Train times and station information for Newtongrange railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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| Eskbank | ScotRail Borders Railway |
Gorebridge | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Dalhousie | North British Railway Waverley Route |
Gorebridge | ||