Bonnington | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Bonnington, Edinburgh |
Country: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 55.9725°N -3.188°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway |
Pregroup: | North British Railway |
Postgroup: | London and North Eastern Railway |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 1 January 1917 |
Events1: | Closed |
Years2: | 1 April 1919 |
Events2: | Reopened |
Years3: | 16 June 1947 |
Events3: | Closed to passengers |
Events4: | Line closed to goods |
Bonnington railway station served the district of Bonnington, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1846 to 1968 on the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway.
The station opened on 10 May 1846 by the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway. It closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 April 1919 before permanent closure to passengers on 16 June 1947[1] [2] and closed to goods in July 1968.[3]
The station building still survives[4] and was converted to a private residence after lying derelict for several decades, and still features some of the graffiti gained during its years of neglect.
In June 2023, the converted station won the BBC Scotland’s Home of the Year[5]