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
Melrose railway station Melrose railway station Melrose railway station was a railway station that served the town of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland from 1849 to 1969 on the Waverley Line. The station opened on 20 February 1849 by the North British Railway. The station was situated parallel with the road of the A6091 and the forecourt was at the end of Palma Place. The small goods yard was on the down side behind the platform and could only be accessed from the west; it consisted of three sidings. The siding to the north had a loop and passed through a cast-iron framed wooden goods