Esk Bridge railway station

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Esk Bridge
Tunnel under Harpers Brae, Penicuik - geograph.org.uk - 913330.jpg
The site of the station in 2008
LocationEsk Bridge, Midlothian
Scotland
Coordinates 55°49′54″N3°12′24″W / 55.8318°N 3.2068°W / 55.8318; -3.2068 Coordinates: 55°49′54″N3°12′24″W / 55.8318°N 3.2068°W / 55.8318; -3.2068
Grid reference NT245605
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Penicuik Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
1 July 1874 (1874-07-01)Opened
1 January 1917Closed as a wartime economy measure
2 June 1919Reopened
22 September 1930 (1930-09-22)Closed

Esk Bridge railway station served the settlement of Esk Bridge, Midlothian, Scotland from 1874 to 1930 on the Penicuik Railway.

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History

The station opened on 1 July 1874 by the Penicuik Railway. The station was situated south of Harpers Brae. The station was originally called Esk Bridge, but it was later changed to Eskbridge. There were no goods facilities and no sidings served Esk Mills. During the First World War the station closed on 1 January 1917 as a wartime economy measure but reopened on 2 June 1919, before closing permanently on 22 September 1930. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 175. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Disused Stations: Esk Bridge". Disused Stations. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Auchendinny
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Penicuik Railway
  Penicuik
Line and station closed