Leith Walk railway station

Leith Walk
Site of Leith Walk Station which closed in 1930.
Location
Place	Edinburgh
Area	City of Edinburgh
Coordinates	55°57′44″N 3°10′49″W / 55.9621°N 3.1802°WCoordinates: 55°57′44″N 3°10′49″W / 55.9621°N 3.1802°W
Operations
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
22 March 1868	Opened
1 January 1917	Closed
1 February 1919	Reopened
31 March 1930	Closed
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Leith Walk railway station was a railway station located on Leith Walk in Edinburgh. In order to build the station, the Gallow Lee, which was once the site of public executions, was excavated.^[1] The station opened on 22 March 1868 and was served by trains on Edinburgh local rail services. During World War I the station was closed as an economy measure between 1 January 1917 and 31 January 1919. The station closed to passengers on 31 March 1930. It is likely that this was due to competition from Edinburgh Corporation Tramways as the tram journey from the city centre to Leith Walk was quicker than travelling by train.^[2] Passenger trains continued to serve other stations on the line until 1947.

Parts of the station platforms still exist although they are overgrown with weeds. The station buildings on Leith Walk were demolished in the 1970s. The railway line through the station is still used to carry waste from the waste management plant at Powderhall to a landfill site in East Lothian.

References

Notes

1. "The Story of Leith - XXVI. Cromwell's Ironsides in Leith". Electricscotland.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
2. "The Times : Journal of the Australian Association of Time Table Collectors" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-03-08.

Sources

• Crawford, Ewan. "RAILSCOT on Edinburgh Leith and Newhaven Railway". railscot. Retrieved 2015-01-18.