Eskbank railway station

This article is about the station in Midlothian, Scotland. For the station in New South Wales, Australia, see Eskbank railway station, New South Wales.

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.

Eskbank Scottish Gaelic: Bruach Easg[1]
General information
Location	Dalkeith, Midlothian Scotland
Coordinates	55°52′53″N 3°04′58″W
Grid reference	NT323660
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	EKB
History
Original company	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
July 1849	Opened as Gallowshall
October 1850	Renamed Eskbank and Dalkeith
6 January 1969	Closed
6 September 2015	Resited and reopened as Eskbank
Passengers
2019/20	0.365 million
2020/21	45,402
2021/22	0.159 million
2022/23	0.203 million
2023/24	0.275 million
Location Eskbank Location in Midlothian, Scotland
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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

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.^[3]

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

Notes