Edinburgh Waverley railway station
Edinburgh Waverley railway station (also known simply as Waverley; Scottish Gaelic: Waverley Dhùn Èideann) is the principal railway station serving Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the second busiest station in Scotland, after Glasgow Central. The station serves as the northern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, 393 miles 13 chains (393.16 miles; 632.7 kilometres) from London King's Cross, although some trains operated by London North Eastern Railway continue to other Scottish destinations beyond Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Waverley Waverley Dhùn Èideann | |
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View of Edinburgh Waverley from the east | |
| General information | |
| Location | Edinburgh Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.9521°N 3.1893°W |
| Grid reference | NT257737 |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Platforms | 20 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | EDB |
| IATA code | ZXE |
| Classification | DfT category A |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Original company | Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway North British Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 22 June 1846 | North Bridge built by NBR |
| 17 May 1847 | General Station built by E&GR |
| 17 May 1847 | Canal Street built by EL&NR |
| April 1866 | NBR demolished existing stations; replaced with Edinburgh Waverley |
| 18 April 1966 | Renamed Edinburgh |
| ? | Renamed Edinburgh Waverley |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 23.873 million |
| Interchange | 1.659 million |
| 2019/20 | 23.088 million |
| Interchange | 1.792 million |
| 2020/21 | 2.958 million |
| Interchange | 0.203 million |
| 2021/22 | 13.618 million |
| Interchange | 0.860 million |
| 2022/23 | 18.213 million |
| Interchange | 1.237 million |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Feature | Railway station |
| Designated | 12 November 1991 |
| Reference no. | LB30270 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road.
Station usage figures saw a large decrease in 2020/21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
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