Eskbank train station
You can reach 9 stations directly from Eskbank on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Brunstane, with 61 trains a day.
Eskbank is the nearest station for postcodes in EH22, EH19, EH18, EH20, EH25. Check your own postcode.
- 9 direct destinations
- 1,185th busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free throughout
- 248 parking spaces
- 1 bus stop nearby
Direct trains from Eskbank
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunstane | 61 | 63 | 30 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 61 | 63 | 30 |
| Galashiels | 61 | 63 | 30 |
| Gorebridge | 61 | 63 | 30 |
| Newtongrange | 61 | 63 | 30 |
| Newcraighall | 61 | 63 | 30 |
| Shawfair | 61 | 63 | 30 |
| Stow | 61 | 63 | 30 |
| Tweedbank | 61 | 63 | 30 |
Lines serving Eskbank
Eskbank is on the Borders Railway. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Eskbank station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Eskbank station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Eskbank station is
286,350 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,185th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Eskbank and Edinburgh than any other pair: 177,692 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Newtongrange 1.3 miles
- Shawfair 2.5 miles
- Gorebridge 3.2 miles
- Newcraighall 3.6 miles
- Musselburgh 3.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Eskbank, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Eskbank and Dalkeith · 0.5 miles
- Dalhousie · 0.5 miles
- Glenesk · 0.7 miles
- Lasswade Road · 0.7 miles
- Dalkeith · 0.9 miles
- Bonnyrigg · 0.9 miles
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Facilities at Eskbank station
Eskbank is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
Waiting room · WiFi
Parking at Eskbank station
- Station Car Park 248 spaces, 11 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 30 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 13 August 2026.
Getting to Eskbank station
Eskbank station is in Midlothian, Scotland, and is run by ScotRail.
The nearest motorway junction is M8 J1 (Hermiston Gait), 9.6 miles west.
1 bus stop is within a short walk, the nearest being Tesco.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Eskbank station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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