Pencaitland railway station

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Pencaitland
LocationPencaitland, East Lothian
Scotland
Coordinates55°54′44″N 2°58′10″W / 55.9121°N 2.9694°W / 55.9121; -2.9694Coordinates: 55°54′44″N 2°58′10″W / 55.9121°N 2.9694°W / 55.9121; -2.9694
Grid referenceNT395692
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
14 October 1901 (1901-10-14)Opened
3 April 1933 (1933-04-03)Closed

Pencaitland railway station served the village of Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland, from 1901 to 1933 on the Macmerry Branch.

History[]

The station was opened on 14 October 1901 by the North British Railway. To the north was a goods yard, its two sidings and to the west was a railway cottage. The station closed on 3 April 1933.[1] The railway cottage survived until the 1990s. The site is now a walkway.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 335. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "RAILSCOT - Pencaitland". Railscot. Retrieved 14 August 2021.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Saltoun
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Macmerry Branch
  Ormiston
Line and station closed


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