Prestonpans railway station

55°57′10″N 2°58′30″W / 55.9529°N 2.9750°W / 55.9529; -2.9750Grid referenceNT392737Managed byScotRailPlatforms2Other informationStation codePSTHistoryOriginal companyNorth British RailwayPost-groupingLNERKey dates1846openedPassengers2018/19 0.257 million2019/20 0.260 million2020/21 33,7702021/22 0.129 million2022/23 0.173 million

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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Prestonpans railway station is a railway station serving the small mining town of Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the North Berwick Line, 9.75 miles (15.69 km) east of Edinburgh Waverley. It serves the town of Cockenzie and Port Seton, 1.37 miles (2.20 km) away.

Services

On Monday to Friday daytimes there is an hourly service westbound to Edinburgh and eastbound to North Berwick, with extra trains at peak periods; a limited number of trains run to and from Glasgow Central via Carstairs. On Saturdays, a half-hourly service operates during the day, dropping to hourly in the evening. Trains also call hourly each way on Sundays from mid-morning.^[1]

Routes

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Longniddry		ScotRail North Berwick Line		Wallyford
	Historical railways
Seton Mains Halt[2] Line open; Station closed		North British Railway NBR Main Line		Inveresk Line open; Station closed

References

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Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
• Smith, W.A.C. & Anderson, P. (1995) An Illustrated History of Edinburgh's Railways, Caernarfon, Irwell Press, ISBN 1-871608-59-7
• RAILSCOT on North British Railway