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
Longtown railway station of the station on 15 October 1861 but closed in 1924 and was demolished shortly after. The station closed in 1969, although the line was still open for goods traffic to the army depot, until the station closed completely in 1970. Longtown railway station Longtown railway station was a railway station that served the town of Longtown, Cumbria, England, from 1861 to 1970 on the Waverley Route. The station opened on 29 October 1861 by the North British Railway. The station was situated on the north side of the A7. There was a goods yard to the north of the