Dunbar railway station
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Dunbar railway station serves the town of Dunbar
in East Lothian
, Scotland
. It is located on the East Coast Main Line
and is a single platform station. The platform is located on a loop adjacent to the main through lines.
For approximately five months in 1979, this was the terminal station for a shuttle service to . 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-on-Tweed, from where rail services to London Kings Cross resumed.
and CrossCountry
and to some degree by East Coast
. It is managed by East Coast
and as is noteworthy as being one of only two National Rail
stations in Scotland not to be managed either by First ScotRail or Network Rail
, the other being Glasgow Prestwick Airport railway station. The station is served mainly by CrossCountry trains on the to Edinburgh
route (with projections to/from , or ). These trains serve Dunbar at roughly two-hourly intervals throughout the day. East Coast services call at Dunbar in the Morning and Evening peaks on Monday to Saturday and four times on Sunday. First ScotRail also provides some weekday services to Edinburgh. These services were introduced in the May 2010 timetable to enhance services at Dunbar.
Dunbar
Dunbar is a town in East Lothian on the southeast coast of Scotland, approximately 28 miles east of Edinburgh and 28 miles from the English Border at Berwick-upon-Tweed....
in East Lothian
East Lothian
East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is located on the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
and is a single platform station. The platform is located on a loop adjacent to the main through lines.
History
The station used to have two platforms, along with an overall roof, although the second platform and the roof have been demolished.For approximately five months in 1979, this was the terminal station for a shuttle service to . The shuttle service was provided after the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
was blocked due to the collapse of Penmanshiel Tunnel
Penmanshiel Tunnel
Penmanshiel Tunnel is a now-disused railway tunnel near Grantshouse, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. It was formerly used as part of the East Coast Main Line between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Dunbar....
. Buses linked Dunbar with Berwick-on-Tweed, from where rail services to London Kings Cross resumed.
Services
The station is served by First ScotRailFirst ScotRail
ScotRail Railways Ltd. is the FirstGroup-owned train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland, northern England and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London using the brand ScotRail which is the property of the Scottish Government...
and CrossCountry
CrossCountry
CrossCountry is the brand name of XC Trains Ltd., a British train operating company owned by Arriva...
and to some degree by East Coast
East Coast (train operating company)
East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland...
. It is managed by East Coast
East Coast (train operating company)
East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland...
and as is noteworthy as being one of only two National Rail
National Rail
National Rail is a title used by the Association of Train Operating Companies as a generic term to define the passenger rail services operated in Great Britain...
stations in Scotland not to be managed either by First ScotRail or Network Rail
Network Rail
Network Rail is the government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain .; it is not responsible for railway infrastructure in Northern Ireland...
, the other being Glasgow Prestwick Airport railway station. The station is served mainly by CrossCountry trains on the to Edinburgh
Edinburgh Waverley railway station
Edinburgh Waverley railway station is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Covering an area of over 25 acres in the centre of the city, it is the second-largest main line railway station in the United Kingdom in terms of area, the largest being...
route (with projections to/from , or ). These trains serve Dunbar at roughly two-hourly intervals throughout the day. East Coast services call at Dunbar in the Morning and Evening peaks on Monday to Saturday and four times on Sunday. First ScotRail also provides some weekday services to Edinburgh. These services were introduced in the May 2010 timetable to enhance services at Dunbar.