🇬🇧 Edinburgh Waverley

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Über Edinburgh Waverley

Edinburgh Waverley is the Hauptbahnhof of the Scottish capital, famously built within the valley between the Altstadt's volcanic ridge and the New Town, giving it one of the most dramatic urban settings of any Bahnhof in the world. It is the second-busiest station in Schottland and serves as der Kopfbahnhof for LNER Hochgeschwindigkeitsdienste on the East Coast Hauptlinie to London Kings Cross, sowie ScotRail Intercity-Dienste across Schottland. The station is named after Sir Walter Scott's celebrated Waverley novels and sits direkt below the Scott Monument, one of Edinburgh's most iconic landmarks.

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Waverley sits in the valley below the Royal Mile and Princes Street is direkt above the station, barrierefrei via Rolltreppen to the Waverley Steps or the Market Street exit. The castle and Altstadt are a fünf GehMinuten uphill.

LNER operates Direktverbindungen to London Kings Cross via the East Coast Hauptlinie in etwa vier Stunden 20 Minuten. ScotRail runs services throughout Schottland, and Avanti West Coast runs cross-country services to the west of England via Carstairs.

Yes, staffed Gepäckaufbewahrungseinrichtungen and Selbstbedienungsschließfächer sind verfügbar at Waverley. This is besonders useful for visitors who want to explore the city before checking into their accommodation.

Edinburgh Straßenbahnhaltestellen on Princes Street are direkt above the station and connect Waverley with Edinburgh Airport in etwa 35 Minuten. This makes Waverley an excellent Umstieg between Fernbahn and airport Straßenbahndienste.

Waverley was built in the drained Nor' Loch, which once served as a defensive moat below Edinburgh Castle. The deep valley setting, between the volcanic Altstadt ridge and Princes Street Gardens, means the station is below street level and größtenteils hidden from view until you descend from the Bridges above.