Edinburgh Waverley railway station and taxi rank to create platforms 5 & 6 for British Rail Class 800 trains that will serve InterCity East Coast services. In May 2016 ORR gave the green light to a new operator called East Coast Trains which would operate services to Edinburgh Waverley via Stevenage, Newcastle & Morpeth. The service would begin operation in 2021. The main station facilities are located in the middle of what is essentially a large island platform which is surrounded by platforms on all four sides. There are 18 numbered platforms, which are numbered from 1-4 and 7-20. There are three pairs of
Fountainhall railway station Fountainhall railway station Fountainhall railway station was a railway station that served the village of Fountainhall, Scottish Borders from 1848 to 1969 on the Waverley Route. The station opened on 4 August 1848 by the North British Railway. The station was situated on the south side of an unnamed minor road. The station opened as Burn House but it was changed to Fountainhall in 1849. The goods yard consisted of three sidings with the siding closest to the main line passing through a large goods shed. After the Lauder branch was built on 1 July 1901, the station's name was