Wallyford railway station

Wallyford
General information
LocationWallyford, East Lothian
Scotland
Coordinates55°56′26″N 3°00′53″W / 55.9405°N 3.0147°W / 55.9405; -3.0147
Grid referenceNT366723
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWAF
History
Original companyRailtrack
Key dates
June 1866Opened
October 1867Closed
13 June 1994Reopened
Passengers
2020/21 36,444
2021/22 0.152 million
2022/23 0.209 million
2023/24 0.286 million
2024/25 0.349 million
Location
Notes
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, 7+12 miles (12.1 km) 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.[1]

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.[2]

Services

Monday to Friday, there is an hourly service in each direction (half hour during peak times) between Edinburgh Waverley and North Berwick. During 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.[3]

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

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Prestonpans   ScotRail
North Berwick Line
  Musselburgh
East Linton   ScotRail
Edinburgh - Dunbar
  Musselburgh

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Wallyford station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  3. ^ Table 238 National Rail timetable, Dec 2025