Have you ever wondered what ‘peak’ and ‘off peak’ times are on the Edinburgh – North Berwick railway line?
Unable to find an answer on their website, I tweeted Scotrail:
Hey – our peak time restrictions are listed here for North Berwick – Edinburgh: https://t.co/eoKuMqyVy0 ^CT
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) July 13, 2018
I didn’t find the information on the National Rail Enquiries website particularly easy to read so thought it might be helpful to set out the information clearly below:
| Station |
PEAK |
OFF- PEAK | |||||
| NBW | 06:07 | 06:47 | 07:17 | 07:55 | 08:45 | 09:27 | |
| DRM | 06:14 | 06:54 | 07:25 | 08:03 | 08:53 | 09:34 | |
| LND | 06:20 | 07:00 | 07:31 | 08:09 | 08:58 | 09:40 | |
| PST | 06:25 | 07:05 | 07:36 | 08:07 | 08:14 | 09:03 | 09:45 |
| WAF | 06:28 | 07:08 | 07:40 | 08:10 | 08:18 | 09:06 | 09:48 |
| MUB | 06:32 | 07:12 | 07:44 | 08:16 | 08:22 | 09:10 | 09:52 |
| Station |
OFF- PEAK |
PEAK |
OFF- PEAK | |
| EDB |
16:42 |
17:15 |
17:48 |
18:14 |
So, in a nutshell, if you’re heading to Edinburgh in the morning, the first off-peak train is the one that leaves North Berwick at 09:27. Coming back to East Lothian from Edinburgh, there are two peak trains: 17:15 and 17:48. Weekends are always off-peak.
Hope this helps but please remember, this is only my interpretation of the current timetable, if you need additional information please contact Scotrail.