Prestonpans railway station
Prestonpans railway station is a railway station serving the mining town of Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the North Berwick Line, 9.75 miles east of Edinburgh Waverley. It serves the town of Cockenzie and Port Seton, 1.37 miles away.Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Prestonpans Railway Station”, “Prestonpans Station”, and “PST”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Preston Tower and Bankton House.
Preston Tower
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Preston Tower is a ruined L-plan keep in the ancient Scottish village of Prestonpans. It is situated within a few metres of two other historic houses, Hamilton House and Northfield House. Preston Tower is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Prestonpans railway station.
Bankton House
Garden
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bankton House is a late 17th-century house situated south of Prestonpans in East Lothian, Scotland. The house is located between the A1 road and the East Coast Main Line railway at grid reference NT394736. Bankton House is situated 950 feet east of Prestonpans railway station.
Witches
Work of art
Photo: Quarrelsome Dame, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Witches is a work of art, which is situated 1,500 feet west of Prestonpans railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Preston and Prestonpans.
Preston
Suburb
Photo: Renata, Public domain.
Preston was a village on the East Lothian coast of Scotland, and is now a small part of the centre of Prestonpans. It is to the east of Prestongrange, and the southwest of Cockenzie and Port Seton.
Prestonpans
Town
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Prestonpans is a mining town, situated approximately eight miles east of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the council area of East Lothian. The population as of 2020 is 10,460.
Tranent
Photo: marsupium photography, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tranent is the largest of a string of villages in East Lothian in central Scotland, 9 miles east of Edinburgh city centre. In 2022 it had a population of 20,700.
Prestonpans railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95278° or 55° 57′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.97545° or 2° 58′ 32″ westElevation
102 feet (31 metres)Operator
ScotRailNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“PST”Open location code
9C7VX23F+4ROpenStreetMap ID
node 7209211336OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Prestonpans railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Prestonpans”
- Dutch: “Station Prestonpans”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة پريستونپانس”
- French: “gare de Prestonpans”
- French: “Prestonpans”
- Urdu: “پریسٹن پینز ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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