Saltoun railway station

Saltoun
General information
Location	Saltoun, East Lothian Scotland
Coordinates	55°53′20″N2°52′27″W / 55.8889°N 2.8742°W / 55.8889; -2.8742
Grid reference	NT454669
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
14 October 1901 (1901-10-14)	Opened
3 April 1933 (1933-04-03)	Closed
Location

Saltoun railway station served the villages of East Saltoun and West Saltoun in East Lothian, Scotland, from 1901 to 1933 on the Macmerry Branch.

History

The station was opened on 14 October 1901 by the North British Railway. By the level crossing was the station building and to the west was the goods yard, which had two sidings and a loading bank. The yard carried whisky bottles from the nearby Glenkinchie distillery. It also had a signal box from 1901 to 1956. The station closed on 3 April 1933. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 377. OCLC   931112387.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 205. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Humbie Line and station closed		North British Railway Macmerry Branch		Pencaitland Line and station closed