Eskbank is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 8 miles 25 chains (13 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the towns of Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith in Midlothian, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.
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| Location | Dalkeith, Midlothian Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°52′53″N 3°04′58″W / 55.8812887°N 3.0828437°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NT323660 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | EKB | ||||
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| Original company | Edinburgh and Hawick Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway | ||||
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| July 1849 | Opened as Gallowshall | ||||
| October 1850 | Renamed Eskbank and Dalkeith | ||||
| 6 January 1969 | Closed | ||||
| 6 September 2015 | Resited and reopened as Eskbank | ||||
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| 2018/19 |  0.367 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.365 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 45,402 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.159 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.203 million | ||||
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History
The original Eskbank and Dalkeith railway station was previously closed (along with the Waverley Route) in 1969. The new construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall. The new station, further south than the original, opened on 6 September 2015.[2]
Facilities
Car parking space is available for 248 cars and also cycle storage space.
Services
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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.[3]
Rolling stock used: Class 158 Express Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar
Notes
References
External links
Media related to Eskbank railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Train times and station information for Eskbank railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Shawfair | ScotRail Borders Railway | Newtongrange | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Glenesk | North British Railway Waverley Route | Dalhousie | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Broomieknowe | North British Railway Esk Valley Railway | Terminus | ||
| Bonnyrigg | North British Railway Peebles Railway | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | North British Railway Macmerry Branch | Crossgatehall Halt | ||
| Smeaton | ||||