Sheriffhall railway station served the village of Sheriffhall, Dalkeith, Scotland, from 1844 to 1849 on the Waverley Route.
Sheriffhall | |
|---|---|
 The site of the station in 2005 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sheriffhall, Midlothian Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°53′54″N 3°05′12″W / 55.898293°N 3.086699°W |
| Grid reference | NT321677 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway North British Railway |
| Key dates | |
| March 1844 | Opened |
| 1849 | Closed |
History
editThe station was opened in March 1844 by the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway.[1] The station may have opened before, but information on the intermediate timetable was very vague.[2] The station was situated between the A68 bridge and Sheriffhall. The station had a very short lifespan; it was only open for 5 years and it closed down once the North British Railway had taken over the line.
The site today
editThe rebuilt section of the A6106 between Millerhill and Sheriffhall was opened on 30 March 2015, which means that a new railway, called the Borders Railway, can be opened parallel to the section of the road. The Borders Railway involves 30 miles of a new track with ten stops, 7 being new stations.[3]
References
edit- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 363. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Disused Stations - Sheriffhall". Disused Stations. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "REBUILT A6106 BETWEEN MILLERHILL & SHERIFFHALL OPENS". Borders Railway. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
External links
edit| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millerhill Line closed, station closed |
North British Railway Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway |
Dalkeith Line partly open, station closed | ||