Newcraighall is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 4 miles 54 chains (8 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the suburbs of Craigmillar and Newcraighall in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.

Newcraighall Scottish Gaelic: Talla na Creige Nuadh[1]
General information
Location	Newcraighall, City of Edinburgh Scotland
Coordinates	55°55′59″N 3°05′27″W
Grid reference	NT319716
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	NEW
History
Original company	Railtrack
Key dates
3 June 2002	Opened
Passengers
2016/17	0.235 million
2017/18	0.279 million
2018/19	0.286 million
2019/20	0.266 million
2020/21	32,052
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened by Railtrack on 3 June 2002, and served as a terminus station for the Edinburgh Crossrail.

Following the opening of the Borders Railway on 6 September 2015, the line was extended 30 miles 60 chains (49 km) south-east towards Galashiels and Tweedbank. The station now serves as a park and ride for Midlothian and the Scottish Borders.

Though the Waverley Route never had a station at this location, one did exist briefly at nearby Niddrie. It was opened in June 1843 by the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway, operating intermittently until the station's ultimate closure in January 1869.[2]

Services

Borders Railway
v t e
(including Edinburgh Crossrail)
Fife Circle Line North Clyde Line Edinburgh Park South Gyle Haymarket Edinburgh Waverley Brunstane Newcraighall Shawfair Eskbank Newtongrange Gorebridge Stow Galashiels Tweedbank

As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank, with a half-hourly service operating at peak times (Monday to Saturday). Some peak time trains continue to Glenrothes with Thornton. All services are operated by ScotRail.[3]

Rolling stock used: Class 158 Express Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar

References

External links

• Media related to Newcraighall railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Train times and station information for Newcraighall railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Brunstane		ScotRail Borders Railway		Shawfair
	Historical railways
Brunstane		ScotRail Edinburgh Crossrail		Terminus