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| Platforms 1 to 4 at Haymarket, showing the tunnels leading to Waverley station to the east. Platform 0 has since been constructed to the left of this picture. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Haymarket, Edinburgh |
| Local authority | Edinburgh |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HYM |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Platforms in use | 5 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2002/03 * | 1.088 million |
| 2004/05 * | 1.571 million |
| 2005/06 * | 1.658 million |
| 2006/07 * | 1.620 million |
| 2007/08 * | 1.607 million |
| History | |
| Opened 1842 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Haymarket from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Haymarket railway station is in Haymarket, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is Edinburgh's second largest station after Waverley, a major commuter and long-distance destination, located quite centrally near the West End. Trains from the station serve much of Scotland west and north of Edinburgh (including Fife and Glasgow), and local lines to the east, and the trunk route down the west coast of England.
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History
The station opened in 1842 as the original terminus of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, before the line was extended in 1846 through the Haymarket tunnels and Princes Street Gardens to what is now Waverley station. Its name has always been just 'Haymarket', as opposed to 'Edinburgh Haymarket'.
Current station and usage
The station has four through platforms and, since December 2006, one bay platform on the north side of the station.[1] As a general rule, trains to/from stations across the Forth Bridge make use of Platforms 1 and 2 (the non-electrified lines on the left of the photograph), with trains to/from Glasgow and the West Coast Main Line using Platforms 3 & 4. The bay platform (Platform 0) was built for services terminating at Haymarket while major engineering works were taking place at Waverley station.
The station is now listed amongst the most congested on the Scottish railway network due to rapid increases in passenger numbers (see usage data to the right). The Network Rail Business Plan 2007 suggests that options for remodelling passenger facilities at the station are to be considered during the period of the plan.[2]
Murrayfield Stadium and Haymarket TMD are both located to the west of the station, on the north side of the railway.
References
- ^ "Train platforms open at stations". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6211521.stm.
- ^ "Business Plan 2007". http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/3085.aspx.
Gallery
 The station forecourt in the morning rush hour |
_Railway_Station_02.JPG) Close-up of the main station building |
_Railway_Station_03.JPG) The new west-facing terminating platform, Platform 0 |
_Railway_Station_07.JPG) The 1252 Edinburgh Waverley-Bournemouth stops at Platform 4, while the 1200 Glasgow Central-London Kings Cross passes through non-stop |
External links
- Train times and station information for Haymarket railway station from National Rail
Services
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh Line 1b | Shandwick Place | ||
| Roseburn | Edinburgh Line 1a | |||
| Railway stations in Edinburgh | ||
| Commuter lines: █ Bathgate • █ Crossrail • █ Dunblane • █ Fife Circle • █ North Berwick • █ Shotts | ||
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Stations: Brunstane • Curriehill • Dalmeny • Edinburgh Park • Haymarket • Kingsknowe • Newcraighall • Slateford • South Gyle • Waverley • Wester Hailes |
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Coordinates: 55°56′43.62″N 3°13′4.67″W / 55.94545°N 3.2179639°W
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