Murrayfield railway station

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Murrayfield
Murrayfield - geograph-3713493-by-Thomas-Nugent.jpg
Platform remains in 2013
Location Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Scotland
Coordinates 55°56′44″N3°13′55″W / 55.9455°N 3.232°W / 55.9455; -3.232 Coordinates: 55°56′44″N3°13′55″W / 55.9455°N 3.232°W / 55.9455; -3.232
Grid reference NT231731
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 August 1879 (1879-08-01)Opened
30 April 1962 (1962-04-30)Closed

Murrayfield railway station served the area of Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1879 to 1962 on the Leith Branch.

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History

The station opened on 1 August 1879 by the Caledonian Railway. There was a large goods yard as well as Coltbridge Stone Depot. Two signal boxes were built, one to the north of the southbound platform and the other to the southwest. These were later removed and replaced by a single box to the northwest, next to the goods yard. It was downgraded to a ground frame in 1944. The station closed on 30 April 1962. [1] The platforms still survive but the station buildings are gone. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 291
  2. ↑ "RAILSCOT - Murrayfield". Railscot. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Dalry Road
Line and station closed		  Leith Branch   Craigleith
Line and station closed


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