Haymarket railway station

Haymarket Scottish Gaelic: Margadh an Fheòir[1]
New entrance to Haymarket railway station in January 2014.
General information
Location	Haymarket, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Scotland
Coordinates	55°56′43″N 3°13′07″W / 55.9453°N 3.2187°W / 55.9453; -3.2187
Grid reference	NT239731
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	5 for National Rail, 2 for Edinburgh Trams
Other information
Station code	HYM
History
Opened	21 February 1842
Original company	Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Passengers
2018/19	3.068 million
Interchange	0.719 million
2019/20	2.980 million
Interchange	0.684 million
2020/21	0.448 million
Interchange	80,846
2021/22	1.501 million
Interchange	0.365 million
2022/23	2.308 million
Interchange	0.427 million
Listed Building – Category A
Designated	27 October 1964
Reference no.	LB26901[2]
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

Haymarket railway station is the second largest railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland, after Waverley railway station.^[3]

The station serves as a major commuter and long-distance destination, located near the city centre, in the West End. Trains from the station serve much of Scotland, including Fife and Glasgow, as well as suburban lines to the east, and the East Coast Main Line through to London King's Cross. It is the fifth busiest railway station in Scotland.^[4]