Murrayfield railway station

Murrayfield
Platform remains in 2013
General information
Location	Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland
Coordinates	55°56′44″N3°13′55″W / 55.9455°N 3.232°W / 55.9455; -3.232
Grid reference	NT231731
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
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
Location

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

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] [2]}

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. 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. p. 165. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Dalry Road Line and station closed		Leith Branch		Craigleith Line and station closed