Edinburgh
Station Information
Edinburgh is a staffed station served by CrossCountry, ScotRail, Avanti West Coast and 4 more. Allow 10 minutes to change trains here.
How reliable is this station?
Of the 22276 services that called at Edinburgh over the last 30 days, 83.2% ran on time, 13.8% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 3% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 91% of 421 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 26 Oct, when 100% of services were delayed. Live cancellations, platform changes, and short-notice delays update in the board above; the 30-day figures are updated nightly from National Rail Darwin data.
Which operators run through here?
Edinburgh is served by ScotRail, LNER, TransPennine Express, CrossCountry, Avanti West Coast, Lumo and Caledonian Sleeper. ScotRail runs the bulk of weekday services (around ~undefined/day), with the long-distance operators — TransPennine Express, CrossCountry and Avanti West Coast — adding the cross-country and London links. Lumo is an open-access operator that only stops here on certain routes; you can see their full calling patterns in the live board above. Tap any service on the board to view its full calling list, platform and delay history.
Where do trains from Edinburgh go?
The most common direct destination from Edinburgh is Haymarket (around 2195+ trains per day), followed by Inverkeithing, Glasgow Queen Street, and Edinburgh Gateway. Direct services also run to 4 other destinations. The live board above shows every departure in the next hour; tap the chip to filter by destination or use the search above. 8 direct routes are published from this station, covering most major UK cities.
Current disruption affecting this station
There are no current disruption messages for Edinburgh. If a problem develops during your journey, Railly surfaces the same station messages National Rail shows in its app — refresh the board to see updates.
Door-side information at Edinburgh
Door-side predictions on Railly are available for 10 of 24 platforms at Edinburgh, covering the busiest terminating and through platforms. We use OpenTrainTimes signalling data combined with manual observation; confidence levels range from 'verified' (live TD + manual check) to 'predicted' (signalling-only). If a platform has no coverage, we hide the door-side icon on the board rather than guess. Tap any service to see which side the doors will open for your coach.
Accessibility at Edinburgh
Edinburgh has full step-free access and is fully staffed throughout opening hours. Help points are available on every platform. A station wheelchair is available on request. A taxi rank is outside the main entrance and bus stops are within a short walk. National Rail's Passenger Assist service can book assistance on any train from this station — recommend booking at least 2 hours before travel.
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Popular journeys from Edinburgh
Facilities
Ticket office hours
Mon–Fri 06:00–22:00
Sat 06:00–22:00
Sun 07:00–22:00
Information desk hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 04:00–00:45
Sat 04:00–00:45
Sun 06:00–00:45
Connections
Accessibility
Step-free and accessible travel
There is step free access to all parts of the station with lifts and escalators giving access to the platforms