Edinburgh Park Station

[Butts]

Was the boxed area with a door in the waiting area Platform One side once the ticket office ?

Or did it open without one ?

 

[Highlander1]

Was the boxed area with a door in the waiting area Platform One side once the ticket office ?

Or did it open without one ?

Happy to be corrected but I don't believe it ever had one

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Happy to be corrected but I don't believe it ever had one

Think you're right. Surprised me the first time I used the station.

 

[kaysha]

There's never been a ticket office. No need really as most people using the station work in surrounding area, arriving in the morning and departing later in the day. I would suspect very few people commence a journey there

 

[Avenger20]

The boxed area was constructed in 2015 when ticket gates were installed at the station to provide staff facilities.

 

[realaledrinker]

There's never been a ticket office. No need really as most people using the station work in surrounding area, arriving in the morning and departing later in the day. I would suspect very few people commence a journey there

Useful facility allied to the Premier Inn - I often stay there & commute in to Edinburgh. Mid you I always use the Scotrail app!

 

[bleeder4]

I would suspect very few people commence a journey there

That seems surprising to me, as it's on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Main Line. Surely if you fly into Edinburgh Airport and need to get to Glasgow you'd take the tram to Edinburgh Park and then get one of the regular services west to Glasgow Queen Street.

 

[Western Gaffer]

That seems surprising to me, as it's on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Main Line. Surely if you fly into Edinburgh Airport and need to get to Glasgow you'd take the tram to Edinburgh Park and then get one of the regular services west to Glasgow Queen Street.

While it's physically on the main E&G line, the primary service (via Falkirk High) doesn't stop there, so the only direct services from Edinburgh Park to Glasgow are the stoppers via Bathgate (70 minutes), although to be fair that may sometimes still be quicker (and perhaps cheaper) than continuing to Haymarket to catch a fast train there (<45 minutes).

 

[Highlander1]

That seems surprising to me, as it's on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Main Line. Surely if you fly into Edinburgh Airport and need to get to Glasgow you'd take the tram to Edinburgh Park and then get one of the regular services west to Glasgow Queen Street.

It's on the line but Express services don't stop there. It's mostly trains via Bathgate or Edinburgh to Stirling/Dunblane services .

 

[scotrail158713]

That seems surprising to me, as it's on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Main Line. Surely if you fly into Edinburgh Airport and need to get to Glasgow you'd take the tram to Edinburgh Park and then get one of the regular services west to Glasgow Queen Street.

Due to there being no station nearby CitylinkAIR coach service from the airport to Buchanan Bus Station is probably the best transport for getting from Edinburgh Airport to Glasgow

 

[Kite159]

While it's physically on the main E&G line, the primary service (via Falkirk High) doesn't stop there, so the only direct services from Edinburgh Park to Glasgow are the stoppers via Bathgate (70 minutes), although to be fair that may sometimes still be quicker (and perhaps cheaper) than continuing to Haymarket to catch a fast train there (<45 minutes).

Or catching the Dunblane train and changing at Polmont for the following Glasgow fast service?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Or catching the Dunblane train and changing at Polmont for the following Glasgow fast service?

Typically a six or seven minute wait at Polmont to do just that?

Of course, everyone always wants to take a direct 'fast' train.

 

[Butts]

Was it the first station in Scotland to open without a ticket office ?

 

[EMU303]

Work on a new indoor events venue with a capacity of 8,500 next to the station is due to (finally) start next year. That will help boost the numbers using the station.

 

[RiverDon]

Was it the first station in Scotland to open without a ticket office ?

Definitely not, e.g. Dyce (1984), Portlethen (1985), Bridge of Allan (1985), South Gyle (1985), Dalgety Bay (1998) all without ticket offices. And I'm sure many more.

 

[Cambois]

Turning your question on its head I think the first new station in Scotland in recent time to open with a booking office would be the relocated Bathgate station, then Edinburgh Gateway Going back into history (1979) all the new Argyle Line stations opened with booking offices

 

[Tayway]

Balmossie and Golf Street Halts opened in the early 60s and I'm fairly sure neither had ticket offices, but that might be pushing the definition of recent!

 

[Highlander1]

Balmossie and Golf Street Halts opened in the early 60s and I'm fairly sure neither had ticket offices, but that might be pushing the definition of recent!

They push the definition of a station

 

[Dryce]

That seems surprising to me, as it's on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Main Line. Surely if you fly into Edinburgh Airport and need to get to Glasgow you'd take the tram to Edinburgh Park and then get one of the regular services west to Glasgow Queen Street.

As stated by @scotrail158713 - you would take the bus. They are reasonable frequent throughout the day - and while they thin out a bit late at night they run late and early enough to deal with departures and arrivals that would be impractical with rail/tram. The bus concessions for those in the 5 - 21 and 60+ age categories make the bus quite at attractive to a proportion of the Scottish travelling population (ISTR that some of the late night services are not covered by the concession travel).

As compared with a premium rate tram ride and change to the the train.

 

[Dr Hoo]

Turning your question on its head I think the first new station in Scotland in recent time to open with a booking office would be the relocated Bathgate station, then Edinburgh Gateway Going back into history (1979) all the new Argyle Line stations opened with booking offices

Perhaps pushing both ‘new’ and ‘recent’ but the re-positioned Balloch had a new booking office in the late 1980s.

 

[InOban]

As stated by @scotrail158713 - you would take the bus. They are reasonable frequent throughout the day - and while they thin out a bit late at night they run late and early enough to deal with departures and arrivals that would be impractical with rail/tram. The bus concessions for those in the 5 - 21 and 60+ age categories make the bus quite at attractive to a proportion of the Scottish travelling population (ISTR that some of the late night services are not covered by the concession travel).

As compared with a premium rate tram ride and change to the the train.

AIUI Concession travel now available 24/7