Dalkeith railway station

Dalkeith
Station site in 2000. The station building was on the left where the Post Office is located (also now closed).
Location
Place Dalkeith
Area Midlothian
Coordinates 55°53′34″N 3°04′25″W / 55.892792°N 3.073673°W / 55.892792; -3.073673Coordinates: 55°53′34″N 3°04′25″W / 55.892792°N 3.073673°W / 55.892792; -3.073673
Grid reference NT329671
Operations
Original company Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Platforms 2
History
26 November 1838 (1838-11-26) Station opened
5 January 1942 Station closed to passengers
10 August 1964 Station closed completely
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
UK Railways portal

Dalkeith railway station was a railway station that served the town of Dalkeith, Scotland, from 1838 to 1964 on the Dalkeith branch of the Waverley Route.

History

The station opened in Autumn 1839, although passenger services may have run from 26 November 1838.[1] It was situated to the west of Eskbank Road. Nearby there was a timber yard and a coal yard; the timber yard was situated to the south and the coal yard was situated to the north of the station. The station closed to passengers on 5 January 1942 and closed completely on 10 August 1964.

The site today

Most of the station site is now a Morrisons supermarket. The site was also previously used as a bus depot after the station site was demolished.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Disused stations: Dalkeith station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "RAILSCOT - Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway". Railscot. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Supermarket Morrisons agrees to move to former Dalkeith bus depot". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Glenesk
Line closed, station closed		   LNER
Waverley Route		   Line closed, 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.