Portobello railway station (E&DR)

For the former Portobello station in Wolverhampton, see Portobello railway station (Wolverhampton). For the former North British Railway Portobello station in Edinburgh, see Portobello railway station (NBR).

Portobello
General information
Location	Portobello, City of Edinburgh Scotland
Coordinates	55°56′56″N3°07′05″W / 55.949°N 3.118°W / 55.949; -3.118
Grid reference	NT302734
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
Key dates
July 1832	Opened [1]
1846	Closed [1]
Location Portobello Location within the City of Edinburgh council area

The Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway opened Portobello railway station in July 1832. ^[1] It remained in use until 1846 when a replacement station was opened nearby on the NBR Main Line. ^[1]

History

A 1905 Railway Clearing House diagram of Edinburgh railways, with the SSJR (in blue along the bottom)

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
South Leith		Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway North British Railway		Joppa (E&DR)

References

Notes

1. Butt (1995), page 189

Sources

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies . Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-8526-0049-7. OCLC   19514063. CN 8983.
• 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.