Dunbar railway station
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.jpg) Looking north from the reinstated second platform at Dunbar in 2020. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Dunbar, East Lothian Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°59′55″N 2°30′52″W / 55.9985°N 2.5145°W |
| Grid reference | NT680784 |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DUN |
| History | |
| Original company | North British Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 16 June 1846 | Opened[2][3] |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.478 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.474 million |
| 2020/21 | 66,300 |
| 2021/22 | 0.252 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.319 million |
Listed Building – Category B | |
| Designated | 11 January 1988 |
| Reference no. | LB24857[4] |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Dunbar railway station serves the town of Dunbar in East Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the East Coast Main Line and is a two platform station. It is 29 miles 5 chains (46.8 km) from Edinburgh Waverley and 364.092 miles (585.950 km) from London King's Cross.[5]
History[edit]
The station, which was first opened by the North British Railway in June 1846, used to have two platforms and an overall roof.[3] The northbound platform loop line was taken out of use and lifted in the early 1970s, whilst the platform itself and the station roof were both removed during the modernisation and electrification by British Rail of the northern end of the East Coast Main Line in 1987–88.
For approximately five months in 1979, this was the terminal station for a shuttle service to Edinburgh Waverley. The shuttle service was provided after the East Coast Main Line was blocked due to the collapse of Penmanshiel Tunnel. Buses linked Dunbar with Berwick-upon-Tweed, from where rail services to London King's Cross resumed.
Platform Layout[edit]
The main platform (One) is located on a loop adjacent to the main through lines. The second platform is on the main northbound line which has had trains stopping there since 15 December 2019.
Prior to December 2019, the line on which the main platform is located was bi-directional (meaning that trains travelling to/from London or Edinburgh Waverley had to take it in turns to use the station if they were scheduled to stop there). Preliminary work into a new second platform began in October 2015.[6] In December 2018, Network Rail announced (via press release) that Amco had been appointed the contractors for the construction of the second platform, which would start in Summer 2019 and was intended to have the works completed by early 2020. Construction of the new platform necessitated a new footbridge with lifts, and improvements to the station carpark were carried out as part of the project. The bridge was completed ahead of schedule and the new platform opened in December 2019.[7][8] Final fitting work and completion of the carpark continued, however it was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.[9]
With all Northbound services now using the second platform and no longer using the main platform loop (with the exception of all terminating Scotrail Services from Edinburgh), this now leaves Syston station in Leicester as the only rare example of a single platformed main line railway station used on a major route.
Accidents and incidents[edit]
- On 3 January 1898, an express passenger train collided with a freight train that was being shunted. One person was killed and 21 were injured.[10]
Facilities[edit]
The station is fully staffed, with the ticket office open throughout the week (Monday - Friday 05:55 - 21:30, Saturday 06:25 - 20:40 and Sunday 11:15 - 21:30). Self-service ticket machines are also provided for use outside these times and for collecting pre-paid tickets. There are toilets, a payphone and vending machines on the concourse. Train running information is provided by manual announcements, digital CIS displays, a customer help point and timetable posters. Level access is available from the entrance and concourse to the platform.[11]
There are two platforms. The station entrance is to the east, adjacent to the southbound platform. The northbound platform, reinstated in 2019, is accessible via a footbridge with lifts.
Services[edit]
The station is served by ScotRail, CrossCountry, London North Eastern Railway and TransPennine Express. It was managed by the InterCity East Coast franchise holder until June 2015 when responsibility was transferred from Virgin Trains East Coast to Abellio ScotRail.[12][13][14]
The daytime service at Dunbar is as follows:
ScotRail[edit]
ScotRail run a service to/from Edinburgh Waverley every two hours which starts and terminates here which call at East Linton, Wallyford, Musselburgh and Edinburgh Waverley. These services do not operate on Sundays.
LNER[edit]
LNER provide a limited service at Dunbar. This is as follows:
On Monday to Thursdays, there are four trains per day south; three of these go to London Kings Cross, while one operates to Leeds. On Fridays there is an extra late night service which terminates at Newcastle. On Saturdays and Sundays, there are two trains per day to London Kings Cross, one to Doncaster and one to Newcastle. There are also four trains per day north to Edinburgh, (five on Sundays).
TransPennine Express[edit]
TransPennine Express provide the following service, There are five southbound trains per day to Newcastle plus an extra two trains which terminate at Berwick. Northbound, there are seven trains per day to Edinburgh(Six on Saturdays)
CrossCountry[edit]
CrossCountry call at Dunbar three times a day (two on Sundays) to Edinburgh Northbound and Southbound to Plymouth and Birmingham New Street.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick-upon-Tweed or Alnmouth or Newcastle |
CrossCountry (Cross Country Route) (East Coast Main Line) |
Edinburgh Waverley | ||
| Reston or Berwick-upon-Tweed or Alnmouth |
London North Eastern Railway (East Coast Main Line) (London-Edinburgh) |
Edinburgh Waverley | ||
| Reston | TransPennine Express (North Route) (East Coast Main Line) |
East Linton | ||
| Terminus | ScotRail Edinburgh to Dunbar (East Coast Main Line) |
East Linton | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Innerwick Line open; station closed |
North British Railway NBR Main Line |
East Linton Line and station open (resited) | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ Butt (1995)
- ^ a b RAILSCOT
- ^ "STATION ROAD, DUNBAR RAILWAY STATION AND STATION LODGE". Historic Scotland. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Yonge, John (December 2007) [1987]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (5th ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 11B. ISBN 978-0-9549866-3-6.
- ^ Dunbar Railway Station could get second platform in three years Archived 11 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine East Lothian Courier news article 8 April 2016; Retrieved 9 February 2017
- ^ "Amco awarded Dunbar railway station upgrade contract" (Press release). Network Rail. 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Second Platform at Dunbar station opened". 30 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Smith, Claire (3 July 2020). "Covid-19 | Network Rail restarts major projects in Scotland". New Civil Engineer. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Trevena, Arthur (1981). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 2. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 9. ISBN 0-906899-03-6.
- ^ Dunbar station facilities Archived 11 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine National Rail Enquiries
- ^ Regional News Rail issue 788 25 November 2015 page 27
- ^ ScotRail Franchise Invitation to Tender Archived 13 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Transport Scotland 23 January 2014
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
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Bibliography[edit]
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Scotrail timetables: Glasgow - Edinburgh - North Berwick & Dunbar
External links[edit]
- Railway stations in East Lothian
- Former North British Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846
- Railway stations served by ScotRail
- Railway stations served by CrossCountry
- Railway stations served by London North Eastern Railway
- Railway stations served by TransPennine Express
- 1846 establishments in Scotland
- Listed railway stations in Scotland
- Category B listed buildings in East Lothian
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