Sheriffhall railway station

Sheriffhall railway station was a railway station that served the village of Sheriffhall, Dalkeith, Scotland, from 1844 to 1849 on the Waverley Route.

Sheriffhall
Location
PlaceSheriffhall
AreaMidlothian
Coordinates55.898293°N 3.086699°W / 55.898293; -3.086699
Grid referenceNT321677
Operations
Original companyEdinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
North British Railway
Platforms1
History
1844 (1844)Station opened
1849 (1849)Station closes to passengers and 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

History

The station was opened in 1844 by the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway. The station may have opened before, but information on the intermediate timetable was very vague.[1] The station was situated under the A68 bridge and Sheriffhall. The station had a very short lifespan; it was only open for 5 years and it closed down once the North British Railway had taken over the line.

The site today

The rebuilt section of the A6106 between Millerhill and Sheriffhall was opened on 30 March 2015, which means that a new railway, called the Borders Railway, can be opened parallel to the section of the road. The Borders Railway involves 30 miles of a new track with ten stops, 7 being new stations.[2]

References
  1. "Disused Stations - Sheriffhall". Disused Stations. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. "REBUILT A6106 BETWEEN MILLERHILL & SHERIFFHALL OPENS". Borders Railway. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Millerhill
Line closed, station closed 		  North British Railway
Waverley Route		   Glenesk
Line and station closed
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