Haddington railway station

Haddington
General information
Location	Haddington, East Lothian Scotland
Coordinates	55°57′22″N2°47′25″W / 55.956126°N 2.7901794°W / 55.956126; -2.7901794
Grid reference	NT507739
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
22 June 1846 [1]	Station opened
5 December 1949	Station closed (passengers)
2 February 1968	Station closed (freight)
Location

Haddington railway station served the town of Haddington, Scotland. Services were provided by trains on the Haddington line.

History

The station was opened by the North British Railway in 1846. The line passed on to the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923 and finally the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The station was closed to passengers in 1949 and to freight in 1968. ^[2]

Future

The majority of the former branch line was acquired by East Lothian District Council in 1978 and converted into a railway walk and cycleway. Local campaign group, RAGES (Rail Action Group East of Scotland) have long-term ambitions to reintroduce rail services to Haddington. ^[3]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Longniddry		North British Railway Haddington line		Terminus

References

1. "North British Railway : List of Stations with opening and closing dates from 1828 to 2003" (PDF). Nbrstudygroup.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
2. "LOOKING BACK: 50 years since Haddington train station closed". East Lothian Courier.
3. "Railway station for Haddington remains a long-term ambition". East Lothian Courier.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC   22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN   978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC   228266687.