Newtongrange railway station

Newtongrange is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 11 miles 77 chains (19 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Newtongrange in Midlothian, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.

Newtongrange
General information
Location	Newtongrange, Midlothian Scotland
Coordinates	55°51′53″N 3°04′08″W
Grid reference	NT331642
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	NEG
Key dates
1 August 1908	Opened
6 January 1969	Closed
6 September 2015	Resited and reopened
Passengers
2019/20	0.139 million
2020/21	13,864
2021/22	75,582
2022/23	0.115 million
2023/24	0.153 million
Location Newtongrange Location in Midlothian, Scotland
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was previously closed (along with the Waverley Route) in 1969. The station reopened, to the south of the original, on 6 September 2015.^[1] On 9 September 2015 the Queen and Prince Philip stopped off in Newtongrange station to unveil a plaque to officially open the station.^[2] The new construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall.

The station also directly serves the National Mining Museum Scotland.

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 December 2022 timetable change, the station is served by a half-hourly service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank during the daytime, with an hourly service in the evenings (Monday to Saturday) and on Sundays. All services are operated by ScotRail.^[3]

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