Edinburgh station (Indiana)

Edinburgh
General information
Location	114 West Main Cross Street Edinburgh, Indiana
Coordinates	39°21′16″N85°58′03″W / 39.3544°N 85.9676°W / 39.3544; -85.9676
History
Closed	September 8, 1941
Rebuilt	1919
Services
Preceding station Interstate Public Service Following station Stop 42 toward Indianapolis Main Line Stop 43 toward Louisville
Edinburgh Interurban Depot
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Part of	Edinburgh Commercial Historic District (ID91000789)
Added to NRHP	June 28, 1991 [1]

Edinburgh station is a former interurban railway station in Edinburgh, Indiana, located at the corner of Main Street and West Main Cross Street. Tracks of the Indianapolis, Columbus and Southern Traction Company were laid through Edinburgh in 1902. The existing station building was constructed by the Interstate Public Service Company in 1919, designed as a passenger depot as well as an electrical substation. ^[2] Service ceased after September 8, 1941. It was designated as a contributing property of the Edinburgh Commercial Historic District in 1991. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Longest 2005, p. 20.

Bibliography

• Longest, David E. (2005). Railroad Depots of Southern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   9780738539584.