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
Hassendean railway station Hassendean railway station Hassendean railway station was a railway station that served the village of Hassendean, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1850 to 1969 on the Waverley Line. The station opened in March 1850 by the North British Railway. The station was situated on the south side of the B6405. The goods yard was on the up side of the line, entered from the south. It consisted of two sidings, one serving a small loading dock and a brick goods shed the other serving a cattle dock. Goods services ceased on 28 December 1964. The station was downgraded to an unstaffed