Wester Hailes railway station
Wester Hailes station in August 2012 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Wester Hailes, Edinburgh Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°54′52″N 3°17′02″W / 55.9144°N 3.2838°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NT198697 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | WTA | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 11 May 1987 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 45,286 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 11,418 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 40,448 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 38,188 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 57,938 | ||||
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Wester Hailes railway station is a railway station opened in 1987 by British Rail serving Wester Hailes in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located on the Edinburgh branch of the West Coast Main Line, but is not served by inter-city services - these are provided via the Shotts Line of the SPT network. The station has two platforms, connected by a stairway footbridge, and CCTV to deter crime and anti-social behaviour. It is managed by ScotRail.
The staple passenger traction calling at this station is the Class 156 "Super Sprinter". As this station is part of the West Coast Main Line to Carstairs, which diverges at Mid Calder Junction, a colourful variety of CrossCountry Class 220 "Voyager", Avanti West Coast Class 221 "Super Voyager", Class 390 "Pendolino" and London North Eastern Railway Class 801s can also be seen.