Granton Road | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Trinity, Edinburgh |
Country: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 55.9722°N -3.2143°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | Caledonian Railway |
Postgroup: | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (Scottish Region) |
Events: | Opened |
Events1: | Closed |
Granton Road railway station served the district of Trinity, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1879 to 1962 on the Leith Branch.
The station opened on 1 August 1879 by the Caledonian Railway. It closed on 30 April 1962. The platforms survive and the trackbed became a footpath.[1] [2]
Dragon's Claw elm, a rare cultivar then known as Weeping Chinese elm and recommended for embankments, was planted above Granton Road railway station in the early 20th century, and survives there (2024).[3]