Powderhall railway station

Powderhall
Remains of the entrance to the platforms below (bricked up and covered with advertising boards) taken in 2015
General information
LocationPowderhall, Edinburgh
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Key dates
22 April 1895 (1895-04-22)Opened
1 January 1917 (1917-01-01)Closed

Powderhall railway station served the area of Powderhall, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1895 to 1917 on the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Line of the North British Railway.

History

The station opened on 22 April 1895 by the North British Railway. It had a ticket office and waiting rooms on both platforms but it had no goods yard. It closed on 1 January 1917.[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. 351. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ 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. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Leith Walk
Line disused, station closed 		  North British Railway
Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Line 		  Bonnington
Line and station closed

55°58′02″N 3°11′18″W / 55.9673°N 3.1884°W / 55.9673; -3.1884

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