Ratho railway station
Ratho railway station served the village of Ratho, historically in the county of Midlothian, Scotland from 1842 to 1951 on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
| Ratho | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Ratho |
| Area | Midlothian |
| Coordinates | 55.9348°N 3.3894°W |
| Grid reference | NT133721 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER British Railways (Scottish Region) |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 18 December 1842 | Opened |
| 18 June 1951 | Closed |
| 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
High Level
The station opened on 18 December 1842 by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.[1] A village to the north was named after this station. In between the junction was the goods yard and on the eastbound platform was the goods yard. This was downgraded to a ground frame in 1939. The station closed on 18 June 1951.[2] The platforms still remain.[3]
Low Level
This station opened on 1 March 1866 and only had one platform. It was situated slightly north of the high level station.[4] It closed on 22 September 1930.[2]
gollark: And maybe a weird tree evaluator.
gollark: As far as I can tell, the "security" was possibly encryption of some kind.
gollark: 233 bytes seems implausible for the entire thing, and my browser identifies it a "detached OpenPGP signature (233 bytes)".
gollark: Are you sure file.lua.gpg isn't a *signature*, by the way?
gollark: Oh yes, fair.
References
- "Ratho Station". Canmore. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 337. OCLC 931112387.
- "RAILSCOT - Ratho". Railscot. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- "RAILSCOT - Ratho (Low Level)". Railscot. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchburgh Line open, station closed |
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway | Gogar Line open, station closed | ||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.