- Haymarket railway station
Infobox UK station
name = Haymarket
code = HYM
caption = Platforms 1 to 4 at Haymarket, showing the tunnels leading to Waverley station to the east. Platform 0 has since been constructed to the left of this picture.
manager =First ScotRail
locale =Haymarket, Edinburgh
borough =Edinburgh
start = 1842
platforms = 5
usage0203 = 1.088
usage0405 = 1.571
usage0506 = 1.658
usage0607 = 1.620Haymarket railway station is in Haymarket,
Edinburgh ,Scotland . It is Edinburgh's second largest station after Waverley, a major commuter and long-distance destination, located quite centrally near the West End. Trains from the station serve much of Scotland west and north of Edinburgh (includingFife andGlasgow ), and local lines to the east, and the trunk route down the west coast ofEngland .History
The station opened in 1842 as the original terminus of the
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway , before the line was extended in 1846 through the Haymarket tunnels and Princes Street Gardens to what is now Waverley station.Current station and usage
The station has four through platforms and, since December 2006, one
bay platform on the north side of the station. [cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6211521.stm| title=Train platforms open at stations| ] As a general rule, trains to/from stations across theForth Rail Bridge make use of platforms 1 and 2 (the non-electrified lines in the photograph on the right), with trains to/from Glasgow and theWest Coast Main Line using platforms 3 & 4. The bay platform (platform 0) was built for services terminating at Haymarket while major engineering works are taking place at Waverley station.The station is now listed amongst the most congested on the Scottish railway network due to rapid increases in passenger numbers (see usage data to the right). The
Network Rail Business Plan 2007 suggests that options for remodeling passenger facilities at the station are to be considered during the period of the plan. [cite web| url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/3085.aspx| title=Business Plan 2007| ]Murrayfield Stadium andHaymarket TMD are both located to the west of the station, on the north side of the railway.References
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rail line
previous = Edinbugh Waverley
next = Slateford
route =First ScotRail Shotts Line
col = ff80c0rail line one to two
previous = Edinbugh Waverley
next1 = Saughton
route1 =Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway North British Railway
next2 = Balgreen
route2 = E&G - Corstorphine BranchNorth British Railway
col = 8f691erail line
previous = Edinbugh Waverley
next = Gorgie
route = Edinburgh Suburban and
Southside Junction RailwayNorth British Railway
col = 8f691erail line
previous = "Commencement of line"
next = Gorgie (East)
route = Duff Street SpurCaledonian Railway
col = 496799
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