Easter Road railway station

Easter Road railway station was a railway station located on the street of Easter Road in Edinburgh, Scotland from 1891 to 1947 built by the North British Railway.[1][2]

A 1905 Railway Clearing House diagram of Edinburgh railways, showing the location of Easter Road station
Not to be confused with Easter Road Park Halt railway station.
Easter Road
Site of Easter Road station in 2011
LocationEaster Road, Edinburgh
Scotland
Coordinates55.961325°N 3.170744°W / 55.961325; -3.170744
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Key dates
1 December 1891 (1891-12-01)Station opened
1 January 1917 (1917-01-01)Station closed
1 February 1919 (1919-02-01)Station reopened
16 June 1947 (1947-06-16)Station closed

History

The station was opened in 1891 by North British Railway as part of the Easter Road Deviation to replace the rope operated incline between Canal Street (later part of Edinburgh Waverley) and Scotland Street, that was originally built by the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway.[3] The station closed in 1947. Part of the line from Piershill remained in use to serve the waste consolidation depot at Powderhall which remained in use until it closed in 2016.[4] Both platforms still remain in place.

References
  1. Contributors, Ewan Crawford, John Furnevel. "Easter Road - RAILSCOT". www.railscot.co.uk.
  2. https://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/nbr/pdfs/station_list.pdf
  3. Contributors, Ewan Crawford. "Easter Road Deviation (North British Railway) - RAILSCOT". www.railscot.co.uk.
  4. "Proposal to redevelop at the former Powderhall Waste Transfer Station - City of Edinburgh Council - Citizen Space". consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk.


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