Edinburgh Waverley railway station

Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road. Station usage figures saw a large decrease in 2020/21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Edinburgh Waverley

Waverley Dhùn Èideann
Edinburgh Waverley; Waverley Dhùn Èideann
	Aerial view of Edinburgh Waverley
General information
Location	Edinburgh, Scotland
Coordinates	55°57′08″N 3°11′21″W / 55.9521°N 3.1893°W
Grid reference	NT257737
Owned by	Network Rail
Platforms	20
Other information
Station code	EDB
IATA code	ZXE
Classification	DfT category A
Website	www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/passengers/our-stations/edinburgh-waverley/
History
Original company	Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway; Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway; North British Railway
Key dates
22 June 1846	North Bridge built by NBR
17 May 1847	General Station built by E&GR
17 May 1847	Canal Street built by EL&NR
April 1866	NBR demolished existing stations; replaced with Edinburgh Waverley
18 April 1966	Renamed Edinburgh
?	Renamed Edinburgh Waverley
Passengers
2019/20	23.088 million
Interchange	1.792 million
2020/21	2.958 million
Interchange	0.203 million
2021/22	13.618 million
Interchange	0.860 million
2022/23	18.213 million
Interchange	1.237 million
2023/24	21.308 million
Interchange	1.466 million
Listed Building – Category A
Feature	Railway station
Designated	12 November 1991
Reference no.	LB30270
Notes
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road. Station usage figures saw a large decrease in 2020/21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Edinburgh Waverley (also known simply as Edinburgh; Scottish Gaelic: Waverley Dhùn Èideann) is the principal railway station serving Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the second busiest station in Scotland, after Glasgow Central. The station serves as the northern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, 393 miles 13 chains (393.16 miles; 632.7 kilometres) from London King's Cross, although some trains operated by London North Eastern Railway continue to other Scottish destinations beyond Edinburgh.