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Gullane railway station

Coordinates: 56°02′09″N 2°49′26″W / 56.035908°N 2.8238750°W / 56.035908; -2.8238750
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Gullane
General information
LocationEast Lothian
Coordinates56°02′09″N 2°49′26″W / 56.035908°N 2.8238750°W / 56.035908; -2.8238750
Platforms1
History
Original companyAberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 April 1898Opened[1]
12 September 1932Closed to passengers[1]
15 June 1964Line closes to freight

Gullane railway station served the village of Gullane in Scotland. It was served by the Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick railway. This line diverged from the North British Railway Main Line at Aberlady Junction, east of the current Longniddry station.

History

Opened by the Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway, it was absorbed by the North British Railway. Although the line was intended to reach North Berwick, Gullane remained the terminus as the line east was never constructed.

The station passed on to the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. That company then closed to passengers nine years later, although the line was still open to freight until later.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
North Berwick
Line never constructed
  North British Railway
Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway
  Luffness Platform
Line and Station closed

The site today

The houses of Muirfeld Drive and Muirfield Station are built on the old site of Gullane railway station.[2] A railway hotel, the Marine, was built in 1900 and was the main building of the Scottish Fire Service training school. This was closed in March 2014.

References

  1. ^ a b Butt (1995), page 111
  2. ^ "Gullane Area Community Council - Walks around Aberlady, Gullane & Durleton" (PDF).

Sources