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Portobello railway station (E&DR)

Coordinates: 55°56′56″N 3°07′05″W / 55.949°N 3.118°W / 55.949; -3.118
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Portobello
General information
LocationPortobello, City of Edinburgh
Scotland
Coordinates55°56′56″N 3°07′05″W / 55.949°N 3.118°W / 55.949; -3.118
Grid referenceNT302734
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
Key dates
July 1832Opened[1]
1846Closed[1]
Location
Portobello is located in the City of Edinburgh council area
Portobello
Portobello
Location within the City of Edinburgh council area

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

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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
  Joppa (E&DR)

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Butt (1995), page 189

Sources

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  • Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.