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Junction Road railway station, Edinburgh

Coordinates: 55°58′29″N 3°10′46″W / 55.9748°N 3.1795°W / 55.9748; -3.1795
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Junction Road
Site of Junction Road station in 2015
General information
LocationLeith, Edinburgh
Scotland
Coordinates55°58′29″N 3°10′46″W / 55.9748°N 3.1795°W / 55.9748; -3.1795
Grid referenceNT264763
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1869 (1869-05-01)Opened as Junction Road
1 January 1917Closed
1 April 1919Reopened
9 July 1923Name changed to Junction Bridge
16 June 1947 (1947-06-16)Closed permanently

Junction Road railway station served the district of Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1869 to 1947 on the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway.

History

The station opened as Junction Road on 1 May 1869 by the Caledonian Railway.[1] It had a double track but a second platform couldn't be built due to space constraints. The signal box was to the southwest. A siding to the northeast served a coal depot. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 April 1919 as Junction Bridge under the ownership of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway before closing permanently on 16 June 1947. The signal box closed in 1952.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 231. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "RAILSCOT - Junction Road". Railscot. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Edinburgh, Junction Road Station". Canmore. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
North Leith
Line and station closed
  Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway   Trinity
Line and station closed