Brunstane is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 3 miles 72 chains (6 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the suburbs of Brunstane and Portobello in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.

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Brunstane
General information
Location	Brunstane, City of Edinburgh Scotland
Coordinates	55°56′31″N 3°06′03″W
Grid reference	NT313726
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	BSU
History
Original company	Railtrack
Key dates
3 June 2002	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	0.178 million
2019/20	0.172 million
2020/21	30,258
2021/22	78,796
2022/23	0.110 million
Location
Brunstane Location within the City of Edinburgh council area
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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The station was opened by Railtrack on 3 June 2002, as part of the Edinburgh Crossrail.

Following the opening of the Borders Railway on 6 September 2015, the line was extended 30 miles 60 chains (49 km) south-east from Newcraighall towards Galashiels and Tweedbank.

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Borders Railway
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(including Edinburgh Crossrail)
Fife Circle Line North Clyde Line Edinburgh Park South Gyle Haymarket Edinburgh Waverley Brunstane Newcraighall Shawfair Eskbank Newtongrange Gorebridge Stow Galashiels Tweedbank

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As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank, with a half-hourly service operating at peak times (Monday to Saturday). Some peak time trains continue to Glenrothes with Thornton. All services are operated by ScotRail.^[1]

Rolling stock used: Class 158 Express Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar