Shawfair railway station

Shawfair is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 5 miles 64 chains (9 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the villages of Danderhall and Shawfair in Midlothian, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.

Shawfair
National Rail
General information
LocationShawfair, Midlothian
Scotland
Coordinates55°55′04″N 3°05′25″W / 55.9176981°N 3.0902511°W / 55.9176981; -3.0902511
Grid referenceNT318699
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSFI
History
Original companyNetwork Rail
Key dates
6 September 2015Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 41,138
2019/20Increase 46,488
2020/21Decrease 6,702
2021/22Increase 27,616
2022/23Increase 44,362
Location
Shawfair is located in Midlothian
Shawfair
Shawfair
Location in Midlothian, Scotland
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

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At this point the line does not follow the old Waverley Route via Millerhill, the trackbed of which was severed by the construction of the Edinburgh City Bypass in the 1980s.

The construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall opening on 6 September 2015.[1]

Services

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Borders Railway
(including Edinburgh Crossrail)
 
 
 
 
 
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.[2]

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

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Train times: Edinburgh – Newcraighall – Tweedbank / Dùn Èideann – Talla na Creige Nuadh – Bruach Thuaidh" (PDF). Abellio ScotRail. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Newcraighall   ScotRail
Borders Railway
  Eskbank