Portobello railway station (E&DR)

Portobello
Portobello
Location	Portobello, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh; Scotland
Coordinates	55°56′56″N 3°07′05″W / 55.949°N 3.118°WCoordinates: 55°56′56″N 3°07′05″W / 55.949°N 3.118°W
Grid reference	NT302734
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
Key dates
July 1832	Opened
1846	Closed

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[]

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

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