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Railway station in Midlothian, Scotland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Newtongrange is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 11 miles 77 chains (19 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Newtongrange in Midlothian, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.
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Location | Newtongrange, Midlothian Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 55°51′53″N 3°04′08″W | ||||
Grid reference | NT331642 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
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Station code | NEG | ||||
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1 January 1908 | Opened | ||||
6 January 1969 | Closed | ||||
6 September 2015 | Resited and reopened | ||||
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The station was previously closed (along with the Waverley Route) in 1969. The station reopened, to the south of the original, on 6 September 2015.[1] On 9 September 2015 the Queen and Prince Philip stopped off in Newtongrange station to unveil a plaque to officially open the station.[2] The new construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall.
The station also directly serves the National Mining Museum Scotland.
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As of the December 2022 timetable change, the station is served by a half-hourly service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank during the daytime, with an hourly service in the evenings (Monday to Saturday) and on Sundays. All services are operated by ScotRail.[3]
Rolling stock used: Class 158 Express Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar
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