Brunstane
Location type
StationName and dates
Brunstane (2002-)Station code: BSU National Rail ScotRail
Where: City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Opened on the Borders Railway (Network Rail).
Opened on the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway).
Description
This is a single platform station. The platform was erected on the former eastbound line between Portobello East Junction (to the north west) and Niddrie North Junction (to the south).
The line is supported and promoted by the Borders Railway Community Rail Partnership .
Tags
Station
Chronology Dates
| /06/2000 | Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Strategic Rail Authority to contribute £800,000 towards the operation of Edinburgh CrossRail - a half hour service from west of Edinburgh through Haymarket and Edinburgh Waverley to new stations at Brunstane and Kinnaird Park (Newcraighall). The Scottish Executive has commited £8M. |
| 04/12/2001 | Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Tree-planting ceremony marks the site-start at Newcraighall. Construction of Newcraighall and Brunstane stations on the Edinburgh CrossRail scheme commences. |
| 03/06/2002 | Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Portobello Junction to Newcraighall (north of Millerhill) re-opened to passengers with stations at; Brunstane, Newcraighall. |
| 03/06/2002 | Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Portobello East Junction to Niddrie South Junction and Niddrie South Junction to Newcraighall re-opened to passengers with a stations at Brunstane and Newcraighall. A long reversing spur was provided south of Newcraighall from the new Newcraighall Junction. |
News items
| 02/06/2002 | New ScotRail Summer Timetable [Railscot] |
| 07/03/2002 | Progress on Edinburgh CrossRail |
| 14/01/2002 | Strategic Rail Authority's 10 year plan [SRA] |
| 04/12/2001 | Edinburgh CrossRail |
| 15/08/2001 | Rail Passengers Committee meeting in Dunblane [Railscot] |
| 06/03/2000 | Funding for Edinburgh CrossRail |
