Dalkeith railway station

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Dalkeith
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Dalkeith town centre
General information
Location Dalkeith, Midlothian
Scotland
Coordinates 55°53′34″N3°04′25″W / 55.892792°N 3.073673°W / 55.892792; -3.073673
Grid reference NT329671
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
26 November 1838 (1838-11-26)Opened
1 January 1917Closed
1 October 1919Reopened
5 January 1942Closed to passengers
10 August 1964Closed completely

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

Contents

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]

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References

  1. "Disused stations: Dalkeith station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 148. OCLC   931112387.
  3. "Dalkeith: Eskbank Road by site of former... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. "Supermarket Morrisons agrees to move to former Dalkeith bus depot". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Glenesk
Line and station closed
  Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway  Terminus