Junction Road railway station, Edinburgh
Junction Road railway station served the district of Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1869 to 1947 on the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway.
Junction Road | |
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Location | |
Place | Leith |
Area | Edinburgh |
Coordinates | 55.9748°N 3.1795°W |
Grid reference | NT264763 |
Operations | |
Original company | Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
1 May 1869 | Opened as Junction Road |
1 January 1917 | Closed |
1 April 1919 | Reopened |
9 July 1923 | Name changed to Junction Bridge |
16 June 1947 | Closed permanently |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
History
The station opened as Junction Road on 1 May 1869 by the Caledonian Railway.[1] It had a double track but a second platform couldn't be built due to space constraints. The signal box was to the southwest. A siding to the northeast served a coal depot. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 April 1919 before closing permanently on 16 June 1947. The signal box closed in 1952.[2][3]
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References
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 231. OCLC 931112387.
- "RAILSCOT - Junction Road". Railscot. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- "Edinburgh, Junction Road Station". Canmore. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
External links
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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North Leith Line and station closed |
Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway | Trinity Line and station closed |
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