Go-ahead for new station on East Coast mainline

Network Rail has secured planning consent for a proposal to open a station in the village of East Linton for the first time in more than half a century.East Lothian Council’s planning committee has approved the plans, which will see the construction of a two-platform station on the East Coast mainline, with 126 car parking spaces. The station itself will be fully accessible with lifts and a footbridge connecting both platforms.The planning application was in December 2020 following online engagement with the community and local campaigners who have pushed for the return of the station for more than two decades.The new East Linton station will provide a connection into Edinburgh Waverley. It is hoped that the construction of the station will help support investment in the local community and further afield and will enhance and open-up transport links and improve connectivity.A station opened in the village of East Linton in 1846 but the last passenger services stopped in 1964.