Ratho railway station

Ratho
Ratho
	The site of the station in 2008
General information
Location	Ratho, Midlothian ; Scotland
Coordinates	55°56′05″N3°23′22″W / 55.9348°N 3.3894°W Coordinates: 55°56′05″N3°23′22″W / 55.9348°N 3.3894°W
Grid reference	NT133721
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway High level; North British Railway Low level
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway ;
Key dates
18 December 1842	High level station opened
1 March 1866	Low level station opened
22 September 1930	Low level station closed to passengers
18 June 1951	High level station closed

Last updated April 04, 2022

Ratho railway stations served the village of Ratho, historically in the county of Midlothian, Scotland from 1842 to 1951 on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and the North British Railway.

History

High Level

The station opened on 18 December 1842 by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway on the main line.^[1] A village to the north was named after this station. In between the junction was the goods yard and on the eastbound platform was the goods yard. This was downgraded to a ground frame in 1939. The station closed on 18 June 1951.^[2] The platforms still remain.^[3]

Low Level

This station opened on 1 March 1866 by the North British Railway on the South Queensferry branch line; it only had one platform. It was situated slightly north of the high level station.^[4] It closed on 22 September 1930.^[2]

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References

↑ "Ratho Station". Canmore. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
1 2 Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 337. OCLC 931112387.
↑ "RAILSCOT - Ratho". Railscot. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
↑ "RAILSCOT - Ratho (Low Level)". Railscot. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Gogar Line open, station closed		North British Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway		Winchburgh from high level Line open, station closed
Gogar Line open, station closed		North British Railway South Queensferry branch		Kirkliston from low level Line and station closed

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[RathoStationInfo-1] "Ratho Station". Canmore. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[Quick-2] 1 2 Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 337. OCLC 931112387.

[RathoStationInfo2-3] "RAILSCOT - Ratho". Railscot. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[RLLStationInfo-4] "RAILSCOT - Ratho (Low Level)". Railscot. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

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