South Leith
General information
LocationLeith, Edinburgh
Scotland
Coordinates55°58′35″N 3°09′55″W / 55.9765°N 3.1654°W / 55.9765; -3.1654
Grid referenceNT273765
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Key dates
July 1832 (1832-07)Opened as Leith
1846Closed to passengers
1 October 1859Reopened as South Leith
1 July 1903 (1903-07-01)Closed

South Leith railway station served the area of Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1832 to 1903 on the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway.

History

The station opened in 1832 by the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway as Leith station. The station closed in 1846[1] but reopened on 1 October 1859 and was renamed South Leith on the same day. It closed again to passengers and goods traffic on 1 July 1903.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ "Edinburgh, South Leith Station". Canmore. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway   Portobello (E&DR)
Line and station closed


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