Shawfair railway station

Shawfair is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 5 miles 64 chains (9 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the villages of Danderhall and Shawfair in Midlothian, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.

Shawfair
General information
Location	Shawfair, Midlothian Scotland
Coordinates	55°55′04″N 3°05′25″W
Grid reference	NT318699
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SFI
History
Original company	Network Rail
Key dates
6 September 2015	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	41,138
2019/20	46,488
2020/21	6,702
2021/22	27,616
2022/23	44,362
Location Shawfair Location in Midlothian, Scotland
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

At this point the line does not follow the old Waverley Route via Millerhill, the trackbed of which was severed by the construction of the Edinburgh City Bypass in the 1980s.

The construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall opening on 6 September 2015.

Services

Borders Railway
(including Edinburgh Crossrail)
Fife Circle Line North Clyde Line Edinburgh Park South Gyle Haymarket Edinburgh Waverley Brunstane Newcraighall Shawfair Eskbank Newtongrange Gorebridge Stow Galashiels Tweedbank

As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank, with a half-hourly service operating at peak times (Monday to Saturday). Some peak time trains continue to Glenrothes with Thornton. All services are operated by ScotRail.

Rolling stock used: Class 158 Express Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar

External links

• Media related to Shawfair railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Train times and station information for Shawfair railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Newcraighall		ScotRail Borders Railway		Eskbank