Edinburgh Waverley railway station

"Waverley railway station" and "Waverley station" redirect here. For the station in Massachusetts, see Waverley station (MBTA).

Edinburgh Waverley Waverley Dhùn Èideann
View of Edinburgh Waverley from the east
General information
Location	Edinburgh Scotland
Coordinates	55°57′08″N3°11′21″W / 55.9521°N 3.1893°W / 55.9521; -3.1893 Coordinates: 55°57′08″N3°11′21″W / 55.9521°N 3.1893°W / 55.9521; -3.1893
Grid reference	NT257737
Owned by	Network Rail
Platforms	20
Other information
Station code	EDB
Classification	DfT category A
History
Original company	Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
22 June 1846	North Bridge built by NBR [1]
17 May 1847	General Station built by E&GR [1]
17 May 1847	Canal Street built by EL&NR [1]
April 1866	NBR demolished existing stations; replaced with Edinburgh Waverley [1]
18 April 1966	Renamed Edinburgh [1]
?	Renamed Edinburgh Waverley
Passengers
2017/18	23.334 million
Interchange	1.605 million

A total of 24 platforms have existed at Waverley, but not more than 21 at any one time. Prior to incremental rationalisation of the east end in the 1960s–80s there were 21 platforms.

The east end terminating platforms have undergone significant rationalisation. From north to south these comprised:

• former Platforms 2 and 3, which were latterly used for parcels/mail traffic only and were removed in the 1980s when a new Royal Mail facility was built on their site;
• former Platforms 4 and 5 were also retained for parcels/mail traffic until this ceased; Platform 5 was reopened to passengers in 2006 as the new Platform 3;
• former platforms 6 and 7, of which only the latter survives, now numbered 4; and
• former Platforms 8 and 9, which were substantially shortened for use as a Motorail terminus, the infilled area becoming a car park; since the demise of Motorail services these platforms were used only for locomotive stabling, although the numbers 5/6 were reserved for them in the 2006 renumbering. These were extended as full length platforms to accommodate terminating CrossCountry and London North Eastern Railway services with the taxi rank closed in June 2014 to make way for these works which were completed in early 2019.

The former Down Main through Platforms 7 (east end) and 8 (west end) are at the south side of the main station, and comprise a single very long platform with a crossover in the centre. They are numbered 7 (formerly 10, east end) and 11 (west end).

At the west end there has been little change to the terminating platforms, apart from widening them by removing disused centre-road tracks. The platforms comprise (south-north) numbers 12/13, 14/15, 16/17 and bay Platform 18. These were not affected by the 2006 platform renumbering scheme.

The only platforms outwith Waverley's overall roof are the former 'Suburban' Platforms 8 and 9 (formerly 21 and 20), a lengthy island platform. These are on the southern edge of the station, adjacent to the east to the former freight depot (now a car park and offices) and with direct access to Market Street, which runs parallel to the railway to the immediate south.

A need to increase capacity for through and west-end traffic led to three new platforms being built in 2006, on land formerly occupied by disused sidings and bypass lines within the main part of the station. Platform 10 is a through platform at the west end, facing Platform 11. Platforms 1 and 20 are a single long through platform facing Platforms 2 and 19. All are linked by the upgraded north–south overhead walkway linking the Waverley Steps (escalators) to Market Street.

In December 2006, a partial renumbering of platforms took place to reflect the construction of the new platforms.

Future developments

In March 2019, Network Rail announced proposals to redevelop Waverley station in order to meet an anticipated increase in passenger demand by 2048. The Waverley Masterplan drawn up by engineering firm Arup Group envisages the creation of a new mezzanine level concourse above the main platforms to facilitate passenger circulation within the station, with a link through to the neighbouring Waverley Mall shopping centre. As part of the redevelopment, the entrance ramps from Waverley Bridge into the station would be removed and the new concourse would be enclosed in plate glass to provide panoramic views over the Old Town. The plans also make reference to a "transport hub", although an interchange with Edinburgh Trams is not specified. ^{[26] [27]}

See also

• Scotland portal

• Railtrack (Waverley Station) Order Confirmation Act 2000

References

1. Butt (1995), page 89
2. "Waverley Station (4 Waverley Bridge), Former Parcels Office (17 Waverley Bridge), and Waverley Bridge, (Excluding Waverley Steps), Edinburgh (Lb30270)". Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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6. Youngson, A.J. (1966). The Making of Classical Edinburgh. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 12–14, 86–90.
7. Youngson 1966, pp. 275–278.
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15. "Two new, extended platforms open at Edinburgh Waverley". Global Railway Review. 1 March 2019. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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24. Applications for the East Coast Main Line Archived 3 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine Office of Rail & Road 12 May 2016
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26. Swanson, Ian (26 March 2019). "Edinburgh Waverley masterplan: Major revamp would see mezzanine floor above platforms". Edinburgh Evening News. The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
27. "Edinburgh Waverley Masterplan". Network Rail. 21 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.

Bibliography

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN   978-0-9549866-9-8.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC   22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN   978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC   228266687.
• Glen, Ann (2013). Edinburgh Waverley. Lily Publications Ltd. (UK). ISBN   9781907945250. OCLC   858090434.
• Meighan, Michael (2014). Edinburgh Waverley Station Through Time. Amberley Publishing. ISBN   9781445622163. OCLC   883514283.

External links

• Official website