Prestonpans railway station is a railway station serving the town of Prestonpans,

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. It is located on the

North Berwick Line The North Berwick Branch is a short railway branch line built by the North British Railway to connect North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland to the East Coast Main Line (at Drem). It was built as a tactical means of excluding competitors fro ...

, east of . It serves the town of

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, away.

Services

On Monday to Friday daytimes there is an hourly service westbound to Edinburgh and eastbound to , with extra trains at peak periods; a limited number of trains run to and from via . On Saturdays, a half-hourly service operates during the day, dropping to hourly in the evening. Trains also call hourly each way on Sundays from mid-morning.

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* * * Smith, W.A.C. & Anderson, P. (1995) ''An Illustrated History of Edinburgh's Railways'', Caernarfon, Irwell Press,
RAILSCOT on North British Railway
Railway stations in East Lothian Former North British Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846 Railway stations served by ScotRail 1846 establishments in Scotland Prestonpans {{Scotland-railstation-stub