Dunbar railway station
Dunbar 
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| Location | |
| Place | Dunbar |
| Local authority | East Lothian |
| Coordinates | 55°59′55″N 2°30′52″W / 55.9985°N 2.5145°WCoordinates: 55°59′55″N 2°30′52″W / 55.9985°N 2.5145°W |
| Grid reference | NT680784 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DUN |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.360 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.374 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.400 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.426 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.453 million |
| History | |
| Original company | North British Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| 16 June 1846 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dunbar from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Dunbar railway station serves the town of Dunbar in East Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the East Coast Main Line and is a single platform station. The platform is located on a loop adjacent to the main through lines. It is halfway between Edinburgh Waverley and Berwick-upon-Tweed with a distance of about 28 miles (45 km). The line on which the platform is located is bi-directional (meaning that trains travelling to/from London or Edinburgh Waverley take it in turns to use the station if they are scheduled to stop there) and along with Syston station in Leicester it is a rare example of a single platformed main line railway station used on a major route.
The station, which was first opened by the North British Railway in June 1846, used to have two platforms and an overall roof. Both features no longer exist - the northbound platform loop line was taken out of use and lifted in the early 1970s, whilst the platform itself and the station roof were both removed during the modernisation and electrification by British Rail of the northern end of the East Coast Main Line between 1989 and 1991.
For approximately five months in 1979, this was the terminal station for a shuttle service to Edinburgh Waverley. The shuttle service was provided after the East Coast Main Line was blocked due to the collapse of Penmanshiel Tunnel. Buses linked Dunbar with Berwick-upon-Tweed, from where rail services to London King's Cross resumed.
The station is fully staffed, with the ticket office open throughout the week (Monday - Friday 05:55 - 21:30, Saturday 06:25 - 20:40 and Sunday 11:15 - 21:30). Self-service ticket machines are also provided for use outside these times and for collecting pre-paid tickets. There are toilets, a payphone and vending machines on the concourse. Train running information is provided by automated announcements, digital CIS displays, a customer help point and timetable posters. Level access is available from the entrance and concourse to the platform.
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