Junction Road railway station, Edinburgh explained

Junction Road
Status:Disused
Borough:Leith, Edinburgh
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.9748°N -3.1795°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:North British Railway
Pregroup:North British Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Events:Opened as Junction Road
Years1:1 January 1917
Events1:Closed
Years2:1 April 1919
Events2:Reopened
Years3:9 July 1923
Events3:Name changed to Junction Bridge
Events4:Closed permanently

Junction Road railway station served the district of Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1869 to 1947 on the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Line of the North British Railway.

History

The station opened as Junction Road on 1 May 1869 by the North British Railway. It had a double track but a second platform couldn't be built due to space constraints. The signal box was to the southwest. A siding to the northeast served a coal depot. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 April 1919. Renamed in 1923 as Junction Bridge before closing permanently on 16 June 1947. The signal box closed in 1952.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edinburgh, Junction Road Station. Canmore. 30 May 2020.