Easter Road railway station

Disused railway station in Scotland

55°57′41″N 3°10′15″W / 55.961325°N 3.170744°W / 55.961325; -3.170744Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNorth British RailwayPre-groupingNorth British RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates1 December 1891 (1891-12-01)Station opened1 January 1917 (1917-01-01)Station closed1 February 1919 (1919-02-01)Station reopened16 June 1947 (1947-06-16)Station closed

Easter Road railway station was a railway station located on the street of Easter Road in Edinburgh, Scotland from 1891 to 1947 built by the North British Railway.[1]

A 1905 Railway Clearing House diagram of Edinburgh railways, showing the location of Easter Road station

History

The station was opened in 1891 by North British Railway as part of the Easter Road Deviation to replace the rope operated incline between Canal Street (later part of Edinburgh Waverley) and Scotland Street, that was originally built by the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway. The station closed in 1947. Part of the line from Piershill remained in use to serve the waste consolidation depot at Powderhall which remained in use until it closed in 2016.[2] Both platforms still remain in place.

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Proposal to redevelop at the former Powderhall Waste Transfer Station - City of Edinburgh Council - Citizen Space". consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk.

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Abbeyhill
Line disused, station closed
  North British Railway
Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Line
  Leith Walk
Line disused, station closed
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