Drem railway station
| Drem | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: An Druim | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Drem |
| Local authority | East Lothian |
| Coordinates | 56°00′18″N 2°47′07″W / 56.0051°N 2.7854°WCoordinates: 56°00′18″N 2°47′07″W / 56.0051°N 2.7854°W |
| Grid reference | NT510793 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DRM |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.106 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.114 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.166 million |
| 2014/15 |
 0.123 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.164 million |
| History | |
| Original company | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| 22 June 1846 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Drem from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Drem railway station serves the village of Drem in East Lothian, 5 miles (8 km) from the seaside town of North Berwick in Scotland. It is located on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) 18 miles (29 km) east of Edinburgh Waverley. Passenger services are provided on the Abellio ScotRail North Berwick Line, and the junction where the North Berwick branch diverges from the ECML is a short distance to the east of the station.
The station was opened by the North British Railway on 22 June 1846, on the same date as the main line from Edinburgh to Berwick-upon-Tweed. The short branch towards North Berwick was opened by the NBR on 13 August 1849, making the station a junction of some importance. The earthworks and bridges on the North Berwick line were built to accommodate double track, but only one track was ever laid and in its early years the line was not particularly successful. In 1856–57 the NBR attempted to cut costs by operating most of the branch passenger trains with horse traction. The horse-drawn carriage used, known as the 'Dandy Car', had originally been built for the NBR's Portobello to Leith branch, and was later used on the Port Carlisle branch. It is now in the National Railway Museum at York.
When the main line opened there was a small station at Ballencrief to the west of Drem, but this was very short-lived and closed to passengers on 1 November 1847. There was also an intermediate station on the North Berwick branch at Dirleton, which lasted until 1 February 1954.
Drem station consists of two platforms, with the main buildings being situated on the Up (eastbound) platform. At the west end of the station is an overbridge carrying a minor road to Athelstaneford. Both platforms originally extended further west through this bridge. The signal box was situated on the Down (westbound) side of the line immediately to the east of the station, opposite the original point of divergence of the North Berwick branch. There were trailing refuge sidings on the Up line west of the station and on the Down line to the east of it, whilst the station goods yard with a goods shed and five sidings was on the Up side east of the station.
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