South Leith railway station

Coordinates: 55°58′35″N 3°09′55″W / 55.9765°N 3.1654°W / 55.9765; -3.1654
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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[edit]

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[edit]

  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[edit]

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