Network Rail extends EV charging infrastructure to Edinburgh’s Waverley station car park

Network Rail has installed 84 electric vehicle charging points at its car park at Edinburgh’s Waverley station.

Waverley station is the second busiest rail station in Scotland, serving passengers travelling to and from the capital city and connecting people from all over Scotland and England by rail via the East Coast Main Line.

The new charging points provide enough power to fully charge a vehicle “in as little as three to four hours”. They are marked with green parking bays and passengers can pay quickly and easily via the APCOA Connect app.

The installation is part of a programme of works which has recently seen 160 points installed at Reading station, 111 in Manchester, 56 at Leeds station and 41 at Welwyn Garden City.

Network Rail says it plans to install charging points at around 10 per cent of spaces at its 32 managed car parks (around 780 spaces) by March 2024.

Commenting on the news Jo Lewington, Network Rail’s chief environment and sustainability officer, said, “As part of our wider Environmental Sustainability Strategy, we’re working towards delivering a low-emission railway and aiming to reach net-zero emissions by 2045 in Scotland and by 2050 in the rest of Britain.

“Supporting the move to electric vehicles is a key part of that. We hope that by providing affordable, efficient and reliable charging points we can encourage more electric vehicles onto the road and help promote healthier air in and around our stations.”