Easter Road railway station was a railway station located on the street of Easter Road in Edinburgh, Scotland from 1891 to 1947 built by the North British Railway.[1]
Easter Road | |
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.jpg) Site of Easter Road station in 2011 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Easter Road, Edinburgh Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°57′41″N 3°10′15″W / 55.961325°N 3.170744°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North British Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1891 | Station opened |
| 1 January 1917 | Station closed |
| 1 February 1919 | Station reopened |
| 16 June 1947 | Station closed |
History
editThe station was opened in 1891 by North British Railway as part of the Easter Road Deviation to replace the rope operated incline between Canal Street (later part of Edinburgh Waverley) and Scotland Street, that was originally built by the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway. The station closed in 1947. Part of the line from Piershill remained in use to serve the waste consolidation depot at Powderhall which remained in use until it closed in 2016.[2] Both platforms still remain in place.
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Proposal to redevelop at the former Powderhall Waste Transfer Station - City of Edinburgh Council - Citizen Space". consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk.
External links
edit| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Abbeyhill Line disused, station closed |
North British Railway Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Line |
Leith Walk Line disused, station closed |
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