Granton railway station
Granton | |
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Location | Granton, Edinburgh Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°59′10″N 3°13′18″W / 55.9861°N 3.2216°WCoordinates: 55°59′10″N 3°13′18″W / 55.9861°N 3.2216°W |
Grid reference | NT238776 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
19 January 1846 | Opened |
1 January 1917 | Closed |
1 February 1919 | Reopened |
2 November 1925 | Closed permanently |
Granton railway station served the district of Granton, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1846 to 1925 on the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway.
History[]
The station opened on 19 January 1846 by the Caledonian Railway. The platform had a station building on it and a canopy. To the south of the station was the signal box. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 February 1919, before closing permanently 2 November 1925.[1] The signal box closed in 1933. Nothing remains.[2]
References[]
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 193. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "RAILSCOT - Granton". Railscot. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
External links[]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway | Trinity Line and station closed |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Edinburgh
- Former Caledonian Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1919
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1925
- 1846 establishments in Scotland
- 1925 disestablishments in Scotland
- Scotland railway station stubs
- Edinburgh stubs