Craiglockhart railway station

Craiglockhart Railway Station was a railway station in Scotland on the Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway (SSJR). It was opened on 1 June 1887. Located on Colinton Road next to the Myreside Aqueduct of the Union Canal, it served the Craiglockhart area of Edinburgh, in the south-west of the city.

LocationCraiglockhart, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Scotland

Coordinates55.9280°N 3.2284°W / 55.9280; -3.2284

Platforms2

StatusDisused

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Craiglockhart Station
Site of Craiglockhart Station (disused)
General information
Location	Craiglockhart, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Scotland
Coordinates	55.9280°N 3.2284°W / 55.9280; -3.2284
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1887[1]	Opened
1 January 1917[2]	Closed due to the wartime economy
1 February 1919[3]	Re-opened
10 September 1962	Station closed to passengers
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Craiglockhart station closed in 1962, when passenger rail services were withdrawn from the Edinburgh Suburban line although the line itself was retained for rail freight use. The route continues to be used for freight services to this day, so freight trains avoid Edinburgh's main stations of Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket, and occasionally diverted passenger trains also pass along this line.