Portobello (E&DR) railway station

For the former Portobello station in Wolverhampton, see Portobello railway station. For the former North British Railway Portobello station in Edinburgh, see Portobello (NBR) railway station.
Portobello
Location
Place Portobello, Edinburgh
Area City of Edinburgh
Coordinates 55°56′56″N 3°07′05″W / 55.949°N 3.118°W / 55.949; -3.118Coordinates: 55°56′56″N 3°07′05″W / 55.949°N 3.118°W / 55.949; -3.118
Operations
Original company Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
Platforms 2
History
July 1832 Opened[1]
1846 Closed[1]
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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
Duddingston & Craigmillar   Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
North British Railway
   Piershill

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Butt (1995), page 189

Sources


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