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
Stevenage railway station Waverley via Stevenage, Newcastle and Morpeth. Services are planned to begin in 2021. Stevenage railway station Stevenage railway station serves the town of Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. The station is north of London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Stevenage is managed and served by Great Northern. It is also served by Hull Trains and London North Eastern Railway. The present station was opened on 26 July 1973 by Shirley Williams, then MP for Stevenage, replacing the previous station, which was to the north, and further away from the centre of the new town. The station was built