Musselburgh railway station

For other railway stations in Musselburgh, Scotland, see Musselburgh railway station (disambiguation).

5+1⁄4 miles (8.4 km) east of Edinburgh Waverley, and the North Berwick Line. It is located near to the recently-built campus of the Queen Margaret University. ^[2]

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 Inveresk 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 Dalkeith line to Fisherrow, closing to passenger services in September 1964 and to goods services in December 1970. ^[3]

Facilities

The station has two platforms:

1. for eastbound trains to North Berwick and Dunbar
2. for westbound trains to Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket.

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. ^[4]

Services

ScotRail operates the following service in trains per hour (tph): ^[5]

• 3 tp2h westbound to Edinburgh Waverley; one morning peak-time service is extended to Haymarket
• 1 tph eastbound to North Berwick
• 1 tp2h eastbound to Dunbar.

Musselburgh Scottish Gaelic: Baile nam Feusgan [1]
A Class 380 calls, with a service to North Berwick
General information
Location	Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
Coordinates	55°56′01″N3°04′21″W / 55.9335°N 3.0725°W / 55.9335; -3.0725
Grid reference	NT331716
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	MUB
History
Original company	British Rail
Key dates
3 October 1988	Opened
Passengers
2020/21	86,958

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Wallyford		ScotRail North Berwick Line		Edinburgh Waverley
Wallyford		ScotRail Edinburgh-Dunbar		Edinburgh Waverley

Bus connections

Lothian Buses routes 4, 30, N30, 46 and 48 stop near to the station. ^[6]

See also

• List of places in East Lothian

References

1. Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN   978-0-9549866-9-8.
2. "Chapter 7: Rail Services". Transport Scotland. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
3. "North British Railway: List of stations with opening and closing dates from 1828 to 2003" (PDF). North British Railway Study Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2020.
4. "Musselburgh (MUB)". National Rail. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
5. "Train timetables". ScotRail. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
6. "Musselburgh bus services". Bustimes.org. Retrieved 10 February 2026.

External links

• Train times and station information for Musselburgh railway station from National Rail

• Video footage and history of the station