Shawfair railway station
Shawfair  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Edinburgh |
| Local authority | Midlothian |
| Coordinates | 55°55′05″N 3°05′26″W / 55.9180°N 3.0905°WCoordinates: 55°55′05″N 3°05′26″W / 55.9180°N 3.0905°W |
| Grid reference | NT318699 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SFI |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| History | |
| 6 September 2015 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Shawfair railway station is on the Borders Railway, a railway line reopened between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, just beyond Galashiels in Scotland.
There is a Monday-Saturday half-hourly service at this stop to Tweedbank. This station is to serve the new development of Shawfair, a settlement south-east of Edinburgh. The construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall opening on 6 September 2015.[1]
References
- ↑ "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Newcraighall | Abellio ScotRail Borders Railway |
Eskbank | ||
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