Brunstane railway station

Brunstane
General information
Location	Brunstane, City of Edinburgh Scotland
Coordinates	55°56′31″N 3°06′03″W
Grid reference	NT313726
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	BSU
History
Original company	Railtrack
Key dates
3 June 2002	Opened
Passengers
2019/20	0.172 million
2020/21	30,258
2021/22	78,796
2022/23	0.110 million
2023/24	0.163 million
Location Brunstane Location within the City of Edinburgh council area
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Brunstane is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 3 miles 72 chains (6 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the suburbs of Brunstane and Portobello in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.

History

The station was opened by Railtrack on 3 June 2002, as part of 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 from Newcraighall towards Galashiels and Tweedbank.

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.^[1]

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

References

1. "Train times: Edinburgh – Newcraighall – Tweedbank / Dùn Èideann – Talla na Creige Nuadh – Bruach Thuaidh" (PDF). Abellio ScotRail. 16 May 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Edinburgh Waverley		ScotRail Borders Railway		Newcraighall
	Historical railways
Edinburgh Waverley		ScotRail Edinburgh Crossrail		Newcraighall