Dalkeith railway station
Dalkeith | |
|---|---|
 Dalkeith town centre | |
| General information | |
| Location | Dalkeith, Midlothian Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°53′34″N 3°04′25″W / 55.892792°N 3.073673°W |
| Grid reference | NT329671 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 26 November 1838 | Opened |
| 1 January 1917 | Closed |
| 1 October 1919 | Reopened |
| 5 January 1942 | Closed to passengers |
| 10 August 1964 | Closed completely |
Dalkeith railway station served the town of Dalkeith, Scotland, from 1838 to 1964 on the Dalkeith branch of the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway.
History
[edit]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 on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 October 1919, before closing permanently to passengers on 5 January 1942[2] and closing to goods on 10 August 1964.[3]
The nearest station is now at Eskbank.
The site today
[edit]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.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Disused stations: Dalkeith station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 148. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Dalkeith: Eskbank Road by site of former... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Supermarket Morrisons agrees to move to former Dalkeith bus depot". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
External links
[edit]| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenesk Line and station closed |
Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway | Terminus |
- Disused railway stations in Midlothian
- Former North British Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1838
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1919
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1942
- 1838 establishments in Scotland
- 1964 disestablishments in Scotland
- Dalkeith