Portobello (E&DR) railway station

Portobello
Portobello
Location
Place	Portobello, Edinburgh
Area	City of Edinburgh
Coordinates	55°56′56″N 3°07′05″W / 55.949°N 3.118°WCoordinates: 55°56′56″N 3°07′05″W / 55.949°N 3.118°W
Grid reference	NT302734
Operations
Original company	Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
Platforms	2
History
July 1832	Opened[1]
1846	Closed[1]
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The Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway opened Portobello railway station in July 1832.^[1] It remained in use until 1846 when a replacement station was opened nearby on the NBR Main Line.^[1]

History

A 1905 Railway Clearing House diagram of Edinburgh railways, with the SSJR (in blue along the bottom)

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
South Leith		Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway North British Railway		Dalhousie

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