Musselburgh railway station serves the town of Musselburgh, in East Lothian, Scotland. It was opened by British Rail in 1988; it lies on the East Coast Main Line, east of , and the North Berwick Line. It is located near to the recently-built campus of the Queen Margaret University.
History Two stations of the same name were opened by North British Railway: The first station opened in June 1846, which was renamed a year later to in July 1847. It closed in May 1964. The second Musselburgh station opened in July 1847 and was located alongside the River Esk, on its own branch line. It served the Edinburgh and line to , closing to passenger services in September 1964 and to goods services in December 1970.
Facilities The station has two platforms: for eastbound trains to and for westbound trains to Edinburgh Waverley and .
Both have waiting shelters, CIS screens and customer help points. Platform 2 also has a self-service ticket machine in its shelter, to allow intending passengers to purchase prior to travel or collect pre-paid tickets; the station is unstaffed. Train running information is also provided via automatic announcements and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to each platform.
Services ScotRail operates the following service in trains per hour (tph): 3 tp2h westbound to ; one morning peak-time service is extended to 1 tph eastbound to 1 tp2h eastbound to .
Bus connections Lothian Buses routes 4, 30, N30, 46 and 48 stop near to the station.
See also List of places in East Lothian
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Video footage and history of the station