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Encyclopedia > Haymarket railway station
Haymarket
Platforms 1 to 4 at Haymarket, showing the tunnels leading to Waverley station to the east. Platform 0 is behind the photographer to the left.
Location
Place Edinburgh
Local authority Edinburgh
Operations
Station code HYM
Managed by First ScotRail
Platforms in use 5
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2002/03 * 1.088 million
2004/05 * 1.571 million
2005/06 * 1.658 million
History
Key dates 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   Haymarket Station is the name of: Haymarket railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland Haymarket (MBTA station) in Boston, Massachusetts This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 788 KB) Platforms and tunnels at Haymarket Railway station in Edinburgh, looking eastward into the tunnels toward Waverley Station. ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo A typical National Rail station sign showing the double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: | ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... See also List of closed railway stations in Britain Categories: Railway stations in the United Kingdom | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: Railway stations in the United Kingdom | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ...

* 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.
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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. Image File history File links Portal. ... Haymarket is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... This article is about the area in Scotland. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

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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. 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Terminal Station was also the name of a railway station in Chattanooga, Tennessee; see Chattanooga Choo Choo. ... The Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line is a mainline railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk in Scotland. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...


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 Rail Bridge make use of platforms 1 and 2 (the non-electrified lines in the photograph on the right), 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 are taking place at Waverley station. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A bay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in Britain to mean a dead-end platform at a railway station which otherwise consists exclusively (or predominantly) of through platforms. ... For other uses: see Forth Bridge (disambiguation) Forth Bridge, Edinburgh. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ...


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 remodeling passenger facilities at the station are to be considered during the period of the plan.[2] Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares. ...


Murrayfield Stadium and Haymarket TMD are both located to the west of the station, on the north side of the railway. Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium in the capital of , Edinburgh, and is the home of Scottish Rugby Union. ... Haymarket TMD is a railway Traction Maintenance Depot & is situated outside Edinburgh, Scotland next to Haymarket Station & Murrayfield Stadium. ...


References

  1. ^ Train platforms open at stations.
  2. ^ Business Plan 2007.

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External links

National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo A typical National Rail station sign showing the double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Multimap. ...

Services

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Edinburgh Waverley   GNER
East Coast Main Line
  Motherwell
  GNER
East Coast Main Line
  Inverkeithing
  GNER
East Coast Main Line
  Falkirk Grahamston
Edinburgh Waverley   Virgin Trains
West Coast Main Line
  Lockerbie
Edinburgh Waverley   CrossCountry
Cross-Country Route
  Inverkeithing
  CrossCountry
Cross-Country Route
  Motherwell
Edinburgh Waverley   First ScotRail
Glasgow-Edinburgh via Falkirk line
  Linlithgow
Edinburgh Waverley   First ScotRail

 Edinburgh–Bathgate line  National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo A typical National Rail station sign showing the double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... GNER White Rose train at Kings Cross railway station Great North Eastern Railways (GNER) is a British train operating company (TOC) owned by Sea Containers Ltd. ... The East Coast Main Line viaduct at Durham. ... Motherwell railway station serves Motherwell in Scotland. ... Carrbridge Aviemore Kingussie Newtonmore Blair Atholl Pitlochry Dunkeld Gleneagles Dunblane Falkirk Stonehaven Montrose Arbroath Leuchars Kirkcaldy Inverkeithing Motherwell Edinburgh Haymarket Dunbar Berwick-upon-Tweed Alnmouth Morpeth Durham Darlington Northallerton Harrogate Horsforth Skipton Keighley Shipley Bradford Forster Sq Wakefield Westgate Brough Selby Retford Newark North Gate Grantham Stevenage London Kings Cross... The East Coast Main Line viaduct at Durham. ... Inverkeithing railway station is a railway station in the town of Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland. ... Carrbridge Aviemore Kingussie Newtonmore Blair Atholl Pitlochry Dunkeld Gleneagles Dunblane Falkirk Stonehaven Montrose Arbroath Leuchars Kirkcaldy Inverkeithing Motherwell Edinburgh Haymarket Dunbar Berwick-upon-Tweed Alnmouth Morpeth Durham Darlington Northallerton Harrogate Horsforth Skipton Keighley Shipley Bradford Forster Sq Wakefield Westgate Brough Selby Retford Newark North Gate Grantham Stevenage London Kings Cross... The East Coast Main Line viaduct at Durham. ... The eastbound platform at Falkirk Grahamston railway station, looking westward Falkirk Grahamston railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town of Falkirk in Scotland. ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, which currently provides services from London Euston to the West Midlands, the North West and Scotland, on the West Coast Main Line. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... Lockerbie railway station lies on the West Coast Main Line between Carlisle and Carstairs in the town of Lockerbie. ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... CrossCountry is a new train operating company that will operate the Cross-Country rail franchise from November 2007. ... The Cross Country Route (MR) is the name given to a major British rail route, running from South West England via Bristol, Birmingham, Derby and Sheffield to North East England and Scotland. ... Inverkeithing railway station is a railway station in the town of Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland. ... CrossCountry is a new train operating company that will operate the Cross-Country rail franchise from November 2007. ... The Cross Country Route (MR) is the name given to a major British rail route, running from South West England via Bristol, Birmingham, Derby and Sheffield to North East England and Scotland. ... Motherwell railway station serves Motherwell in Scotland. ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... The Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line is a mainline railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk in Scotland. ... The eastbound platform (looking west) at Linlithgow railway station Linlithgow railway station is a railway station serving the town of Linlithgow in West Lothian, Scotland. ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... The Edinburgh to Bathgate Line is a railway line in East Central Scotland. ...

  Edinburgh Park
Edinburgh Waverley   First ScotRail

 Edinburgh Crossrail  Edinburgh Park railway station is a railway station in the west of Edinburgh serving the Edinburgh Park business park and the Hermiston Gait shopping centre. ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... Edinburgh Crossrail was constructed and opened in 2002. ...

  Edinburgh Park
Edinburgh Waverley   First ScotRail

 Edinburgh–Dunblane Line  Edinburgh Park railway station is a railway station in the west of Edinburgh serving the Edinburgh Park business park and the Hermiston Gait shopping centre. ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... The Edinburgh to Dunblane Line is a railway line in East Central Scotland. ...

  Edinburgh Park
Edinburgh Waverley   First ScotRail

 Fife Circle Line  Edinburgh Park railway station is a railway station in the west of Edinburgh serving the Edinburgh Park business park and the Hermiston Gait shopping centre. ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... The Fife Circle is the local rail service north from Edinburgh. ...

  South Gyle
Edinbugh Waverley   First ScotRail

Shotts Line South Gyle railway station is a railway station serving South Gyle in the City of Edinburgh. ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ... The Shotts Line, is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Shotts in Scotland. ...

  Slateford
Historical Railways
Edinbugh Waverley   Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway

North British Railway Slateford railway station is a railway station serving Slateford in the city of Edinburgh. ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... The Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line is a mainline railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk in Scotland. ... The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923. ...

  Saughton
  E&G - Corstorphine Branch

North British Railway The Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line is a mainline railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk in Scotland. ... The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923. ...

  Balgreen
Edinbugh Waverley   Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway

North British Railway Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... The Edinburgh Suburban and South Side Junction Railway (or, colloquially, Edinburgh suburban railway line) is a freight and, formerly, commuter railway in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923. ...

  Gorgie
Commencement of line   Duff Street Spur

Caledonian Railway This is about route of the Caledonian Railway Main Line; for historical railway company see Caledonian Railway and for the modern preserved line see Caledonian Railway (Brechin). ... The Caledonian Railway was a Scottish railway company which was grouped into the London Midland and Scottish Railway by the Railways Act 1921 in 1923. ...

  Gorgie (East)
Railway stations in Edinburgh
Commuter lines:  Bathgate Crossrail Dunblane Fife Circle North Berwick Shotts

Stations: BrunstaneCurriehillDalmenyEdinburgh ParkHaymarketKingsknoweNewcraighallSlatefordSouth GyleWaverleyWester Hailes Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... The Edinburgh to Bathgate Line is a railway line in East Central Scotland. ... Edinburgh Crossrail was constructed and opened in 2002. ... The Edinburgh to Dunblane Line is a railway line in East Central Scotland. ... The Fife Circle is the local rail service north from Edinburgh. ... The North Berwick Line is a railway line linking Edinburgh with North Berwick in Scotland. ... The Shotts Line, is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Shotts in Scotland. ... Brunstane railway station is a railway station serving the Brunstane area of Edinburgh in Scotland. ... A railway station in the city of Edinburgh, on the Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Central via Shotts line. ... Dalmeny railway station is a railway station serving Dalmeny in the city of Edinburgh. ... Edinburgh Park railway station is a railway station in the west of Edinburgh serving the Edinburgh Park business park and the Hermiston Gait shopping centre. ... Kingsknowe railway station is a railway station serving Kingsknowe in the city of Edinburgh. ... Newcraighall railway station is a railway station serving the Newcraighall area of Edinburgh in Scotland. ... Slateford railway station is a railway station serving Slateford in the city of Edinburgh. ... South Gyle railway station is a railway station serving South Gyle in the City of Edinburgh. ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... Wester Hailes railway station is a a railway station serving Wester Hailes in the city of Edinburgh. ...

Transport in Edinburgh
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Coordinates: 55°56′43.62″N, 3°13′4.67″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...



 

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