Saughton railway station

Saughton railway station served the suburb of Saughton, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1842 to 1921 on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.

Saughton
Location
Place	Saughton
Area	Edinburgh
Coordinates	55.9329°N 3.2744°W / 55.9329; -3.2744
Grid reference	NT204718
Operations
Original company	Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Platforms	4
History
21 February 1842 (1842-02-21)	Opened as Corstorphine
1 February 1902	Name changed to Saughton
1 January 1917	Closed
1 February 1919	Reopened
1 March 1921 (1921-03-01)	Closed
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History

The station opened as Corstorphine on 21 February 1842 by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. It initially had two platforms but two more were later added when the Forth Bridge opened. There were two goods yards, one to the north and one to the south. The northern one was expanded with more sidings. The station's name was changed to Saughton on 1 February 1902 and closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 February 1919 before closing permanently on 1 March 1921.[1][2]

References

1. "RAILSCOT - Saughton". Railscot. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 356. OCLC 931112387.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Gogar Line open, station closed		Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway		Haymarket Line and station open