The biggest station in Edinburgh, very busy station, with many platforms. Quite modern with many cafes, shops, newsagents. The station lies close to Princes Street, very close to high street shops and gardens. As most of train stations, Waverley is no smoking station with ticket barriers, so dont forget to keep your ticket when leaving the train.

This place is okay and you can see they’re tried but if you look up you find yourself saying one thing “Clean the glass on the roof!” It makes any day look dull and dismal, not a great first impression for those visiting Edinburgh.

Edinburgh’s travel hub I don’t used trains that often when I do I get stressed really quickly.

This station helps a lot it being well sign posted and full of nice places to eat so you never need to stray far to get rid of any hunger pains.

Not only that there is a Boots with all those items that you may of forgot to being with you.

There is plenty of informations all about the place and a help ful information desk. Details of extra train etc. are always easy to find.

NOW my favourite place in here is the toilets. (Trust me a valid reason is on its way) All you need to know is that they have dyson powered hand dryers called wait for it… The Dyson Airblade. They are utterly amazing now, I recently went by train to Birmingham got to the station uber early as you do. Then had to visit the toilets. I did grudge the 30p charge at first until i used the hand dryers.

Oh my goodness to my shock a hand dryer that actually dries your hands. I was utterly amazed and a little to happy about this as you can tell.

Other than that a very clean busy stations oh watch out for pigeons they sometimes are lurking about and most of them are low flyers.

Edinburgh Waverley station is one of the UK’s largest stations, and the terminus for a wide range of services, including most of the expresses up the East Coast Main Line from London. At 25 acres, it is second in size only to Waterloo, and, with over 14.5 million passengers a year, the fifth busiest outside London.

The first station on the site was that of the North British Railway, in 1846. The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway opened Edinburgh General station on an adjacent site the same year, and in 1847 the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway opened a station to the north, but at a right angle at Canal Street. Waverley Station was formed by the union of the first two stations in 1854, and was completely rebuilt between 1892 and 1900. Canal Street closed in the 1860s.

Sitting in a prime position in a cutting between the old and new towns of Edinburgh, its main feature is its huge glass ridge and furrow roof, which is 375ft wide and 1240ft long and was designed by engineers, Blyth and Westland and completed in 1900.

Although it doesn’t have a facade as such, the ticket hall, with its circular dome is its defining interior feature. Alas, the effect is currently somewhat spoiled by the insertion of a Costa Coffee pagoda underneath the dome, and the incursion of tables for cafes in the space itself: as well as detracting from the architecture, it makes circulation less easy. Still, any traveller should make the effort to take a look.

On the New Town side, the bulk of the 5-star North British Hotel defines the entrance to the station - designed by the architects Hamilton and George Beattie and completed in 1902, it is a familiar sight to travellers to the capital. The design is essentially classical, with pedimented windows on all sides, with Jacobean detailing in the form of gable-level turrets. The principal feature is its bulky clock tower (said to be set two minutes fast to help people catch their trains), which is a landmark at this end of Princes Street. It is now owned by the Forte Group.

The station has 20 platforms, although some of these are formed by splitting one platforms face into two by means of crossovers half way along. The essential design is of one very large island platform, with some additional through roads and a series of bays at the Glasgow end.

The station has all the facilities you’d expect for one of its size. Accessibility remains a problems, however: only the Waverley Bridge (North and South) entrances have step-free access, although the ramps are long and quite steep. Some platforms can currently be reached only by stair climber (although they will replatform some trains if they know a wheelchair user wishes to board or alight).

Travellers needing assistance, and wheelchair users in particular, should therefore contact their rail company before travelling. Dedicated staff are available for helping passengers with disabilities. Network Rail has a refurbishment programme under way to improve access.

Services run to almost every part of Scotland except the West Coast lines, and there are through trains to most major cities in England (there are none direct to Wales). There is a 15 minute interval service to Glasgow Queen Street, and hourly or half hourly trains to London King’s Cross.

Well connected rail system, access for pedestrians poor, steep or steps. Confusing station numbering and placement. Station is well supplied with shops, snack outlets and clean.

trian services to many destinations, places to eat newsagents etc

Situated in town just at the bottom of princess street.Easy access to busses and trains.There is a number of shops within the station.A lot of pigeons but they’re always expected in stations.Busy during sports days but very efficient..can get quite cold though.

Waverley station is the main train station that serves Edinburgh. Located in the centre of town it is in an excellent location for anyone visiting the city. Trains to other areas in Edinburgh are easily sought and there is a taxi rank inside the station and buses from right outside.
The train station is now no smoking and is kept lovely and clean.
At the train station there is a Boots, M&S, Burger King, W H Smith, ticketing office, pub and a sandwich bar.
The staff are always keen to help and are in good supply if you need them.
Its a great place to start or end your journey!