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Edinburgh

Station Usage

In 2021/2022, Edinburgh had 13,617,536 entries and exits, making it the 19^th most used station in Great Britain.

19/2554

It was the 19^th busiest station with 4,601 scheduled services per week

19/953

That's a daily average of 37,308.32 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 56.92 passengers per service, giving it the 39^th highest passenger to service ratio.

39/1582

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.

Usage Stats in Detail

Full price entries & exits: 2,398,500
Reduced price entries & exits: 10,668,114
Season ticket entries & exits: 550,922
Interchanges made between connecting services: 860,460
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +10,659,804 : 360.40%

Platform Lengths

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
1	156	567	Up & Down Bi-Directional Platform
2	261	949	Up & Down Bi-Directional Platform
3	119	432	Bay Platform
4	206	749	Bay Platform
5	275	999	Bay Platform
6	275	999	Bay Platform
7	222	807	Up & Down Bi-Directional Platform
8	293	1065	Up & Down Bi-Directional Platform
9	289	1050	Up & Down Bi-Directional Platform
10	221	803	Up & Down Bi-Directional Platform
11	239	869	Up & Down Bi-Directional Platform
12	190	690	Bay Platform
13	151	549	Bay Platform
14	212	770	Bay Platform
15	201	730	Bay Platform
16	197	716	Bay Platform
17	196	712	Bay Platform
18	109	396	Bay Platform
19	261	949	Up & Down Bi-Directional Platform
20	156	567	Up & Down Bi-Directional Platform

*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2021 (Nov 2019)

Timetables

Table

Route

Scotland - Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham & London

Glasgow & Edinburgh - Newcastle - York, Leeds & London

Long distance services to and from Birmingham (North-South)

Edinburgh, Glasgow - Perth - Inverness

Edinburgh - Falkirk Grahamston - Glasgow

Edinburgh, Glasgow & Perth - Dundee - Aberdeen

Glasgow & Edinburgh - Carlisle (Summary)

Edinburgh - Galashiels - Tweedbank

Edinburgh - Inverkeithing & Dunfermline - Markinch

Dunbar & North Berwick - Edinburgh

Please note: we are currently working on the production of timetables in the South East. Therefore, any tables focused in this area may not yet be available. For more info, please visit our timetable pages.

Current Service Pattern

DAY/HR	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Mon	4	0	0	0	2	7	29	39	48	45	41	41	39	39	43	43	48	53	47	37	30	30	31	29	725
Tue	11	1	0	0	2	7	29	39	49	45	41	41	39	39	43	43	48	53	47	37	30	30	31	29	734
Wed	11	1	0	0	2	7	29	39	49	45	41	41	39	39	43	43	48	53	47	37	30	30	31	29	734
Thu	11	1	0	0	2	7	29	39	49	45	41	41	39	39	43	43	48	53	47	37	30	30	31	29	734
Fri	11	1	0	0	2	7	29	39	49	45	41	41	39	39	43	43	48	53	47	37	30	30	32	29	735
Sat	12	1	0	0	2	7	29	37	39	39	41	39	40	40	43	40	44	46	40	35	33	30	29	24	690
Sun	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	20	28	30	32	33	37	34	35	33	34	26	24	25	20	17	444

Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.

Other service patterns:

Location Details

Location: Edinburgh
CRS: EDB / NLC: 9328 / TIPLOC: EDINBUR
Station Facility Owner: Network Rail
OS Grid Ref: 325900 673900
Region: Scotland
Local Authority: City of Edinburgh
ELR(s): ECM9 0m 00ch EGM4 0m 00ch ECN1 0m 00ch

Station Usage History

Line Chart

1997-1998: 9,688,099
1998-1999: 10,621,460 (+933,361 : 9.63%)
1999-2000: 11,665,205 (+1,043,745 : 9.83%)
2000-2001: 11,818,502 (+153,297 : 1.31%)
2001-2002: 12,070,774 (+252,272 : 2.13%)
2002-2003: 12,470,767 (+399,993 : 3.31%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 14,219,772 (+1,749,005 : 14.02%)
2005-2006: 14,645,022 (+425,250 : 2.99%)
2006-2007: 15,285,837 (+640,815 : 4.38%)
2007-2008: 16,169,294 (+883,457 : 5.78%)
2008-2009: 17,571,392 (+1,402,098 : 8.67%)
2009-2010: 19,312,458 (+1,741,066 : 9.91%)
2010-2011: 19,957,346 (+644,888 : 3.34%)
2011-2012: 17,992,340 (-1,965,006 : -9.85%)
2012-2013: 18,879,684 (+887,344 : 4.93%)
2013-2014: 20,006,338 (+1,126,654 : 5.97%)
2014-2015: 21,106,540 (+1,100,202 : 5.50%)
2015-2016: 21,723,960 (+617,420 : 2.93%)
2016-2017: 22,582,342 (+858,382 : 3.95%)
2017-2018: 23,334,290 (+751,948 : 3.33%)
2018-2019: 23,872,996 (+538,706 : 2.31%)
2019-2020: 23,087,646 (-785,350 : -3.29%)
2020-2021: 2,957,732 (-20,129,914 : -87.19%)
2021-2022: 13,617,536 (+10,659,804 : 360.40%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +13,399,547 (+138.31%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +3,929,437 (+40.56%)

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