Gorgie East railway station

Gorgie East Railway Station (named Gorgie Station until 1952) was a railway station on the Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was opened on 1 December 1884 and served the Gorgie area of Edinburgh.

LocationGorgie, City of Edinburgh
Scotland

Coordinates55.9338°N 3.2369°W / 55.9338; -3.2369

Platforms2

StatusDisused

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Gorgie East
General information
Location	Gorgie, City of Edinburgh Scotland
Coordinates	55.9338°N 3.2369°W / 55.9338; -3.2369
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 December 1884	Opened as Gorgie station
1952	Renamed Gorgie East station
10 September 1962	Station closed to passengers
21 May 1969	Station re-opened for one day for a military event
Location Gorgie East Location within the City of Edinburgh council area

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Gorgie East station closed in 1962, when passenger rail services were withdrawn from the Edinburgh Suburban line. There is now no trace of the station but 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. It was re-opened for one day on 21 May 1969 when a contingent of the Household Cavalry arrived by special trains, using the station.^[1]