Powderhall railway station

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.

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

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. The platforms and trackbed still survive but the station buildings have been demolished.[1] The line this far was in use for the Powderhall Destructor and still exists but has been disused since 2016.[2]

References
  1. "RAILSCOT - Powderhall". Railscot. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. Crawford, Ewan (1 April 2022). "Powderhall Destructor". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Leith Walk
Line extant but disused, station closed		   North British Railway
Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Line		   Bonnington
Line and station closed

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