Dalkeith railway station explained

Dalkeith
Status:Disused
Borough:Dalkeith, Midlothian
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.8928°N -3.0737°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
Pregroup:North British Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Events:Opened
Years1:1 January 1917
Events1:Closed
Years2:1 October 1919
Events2:Reopened
Years3:5 January 1942
Events3:Closed to passengers
Years4:10 August 1964
Events4:Closed completely

Dalkeith railway station served the town of Dalkeith, Scotland, from 1838 to 1964 on the Dalkeith branch of the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway.

History

The station opened in Autumn 1839, although passenger services may have run from 26 November 1838.[1] It was situated to the west of Eskbank Road. Nearby there was a timber yard and a coal yard; the timber yard was situated to the south and the coal yard was situated to the north of the station. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 October 1919, before closing permanently to passengers on 5 January 1942[2] and closing to goods on 10 August 1964.[3]

The nearest station is now at Eskbank.

The site today

Most of the station site is now a Morrisons supermarket. The site was also previously used as a bus depot after the station site was demolished.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Disused stations: Dalkeith station. Disused Stations. 5 February 2017.
  2. Book: Quick, M E. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 148. 931112387.
  3. Web site: Dalkeith: Eskbank Road by site of former... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland. Geograph. 24 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Supermarket Morrisons agrees to move to former Dalkeith bus depot. The Scotsman. 5 February 2017.