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Edinburgh Waverley (also known simply as Edinburgh; [3] Scottish Gaelic: Waverley Dhùn Èideann) is the principal railway station serving Edinburgh, Scotland. [4] [5] It is the second busiest station in Scotland, after Glasgow Central.
The Waverley Route was a railway line that ran south from Edinburgh, through Midlothian and the Scottish Borders, to Carlisle. The line was built by the North British Railway ; the stretch from Edinburgh to Hawick opened in 1849 and the remainder to Carlisle opened in 1862.
The Waverley, originally called the Thames–Forth Express, is the name of an express passenger train which operated on the Midland Main Line from St Pancras railway station to Edinburgh Waverley [1] and which ceased in 1968. The original name was given to the morning departure from London by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in ...
The staircase was opened in 1902 as part of the development of the adjacent North British Hotel (the present-day Balmoral Hotel), which at the time belonged to the North British Railway Company together with Waverley station. [1] [better source needed] The steps are flanked by original 1902 shops on the east and Waverley Market on the west.
The old Waverley Market occupied the same site as the current shopping centre. The location is in the city centre, on a plot bordered by Waverley Bridge, Princes Street, the Balmoral Hotel and Edinburgh Waverley railway station. Before construction of the railways in Edinburgh, a fruit and vegetable market was located under North Bridge.
Eskbank is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 8 miles 25 chains (13 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the towns of Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith in Midlothian, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.
The line through Waverley station was the only link between the lines east and west of Edinburgh. [ note 1 ] Mineral traffic increased considerably as the Lothian coalfield (south-east of Edinburgh) was developed, and much of the extracted mineral was consigned to the west of Scotland for shipment.
Brunstane is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 3 miles 72 chains (6 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the suburbs of Brunstane and Portobello in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.