Rosslyn Castle railway station

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Rosslyn Castle
Rosslyn Castle station - geograph.org.uk - 1175601.jpg
The site of the station in 2008
Location Roslin, Midlothian
Scotland
Coordinates 55°50′52″N3°09′53″W / 55.8477°N 3.1647°W / 55.8477; -3.1647 Coordinates: 55°50′52″N3°09′53″W / 55.8477°N 3.1647°W / 55.8477; -3.1647
Grid reference NT271622
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Penicuik Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
2 September 1872 (1872-09-02)Opened
16 February 1874Name changed to Rosslyn Castle
10 September 1951Closed to passengers
3 August 1959 (1959-08-03)Closed completely

Rosslyn Castle railway station served the village of Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland from 1872 to 1959 on the Penicuik Railway.

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History

The station opened as Rosslyn on 2 September 1872 by the Penicuik Railway. It was situated on both sides of an unnamed minor road. The platform ran under the road bridge with two-thirds of the platform on the east side and the other third on the west side. The station's name was changed to Rosslyn Castle on 16 February 1874. This name was set in small stones as an ornamental feature. The goods yard was on the west side of the road bridge. It had three sidings, two being short and one serving a loading dock. The third siding was longer and ran parallel with the line for 300 yards to a transhipment point. The station closed to passengers on 10 September 1951 [1] but remained open to goods traffic. By 1958 two of the sidings had been lifted, leaving only the loading dock siding in use. The station closed completely on 3 August 1959. [2]

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 367. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Disused Stations: Rosslyn Castle". Disused Stations. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Rosewell and Hawthornden   North British Railway
Penicuik Railway
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