Piershill railway station

Piershill railway station was a railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland, on a loop off the main line. It was opened on 22 March 1868.

LocationPortobello, Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Scotland

Coordinates55.9569°N 3.1514°W / 55.9569; -3.1514

Platforms2

StatusDisused

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Piershill
General information
Location	Portobello, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Scotland
Coordinates	55.9569°N 3.1514°W / 55.9569; -3.1514
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
22 March 1868[1]	Opened
1 January 1917[1]	Closed
1 April 1919[1]	Reopened
7 September 1964[1]	Closed
Location

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Piershill station closed in 1964, when passenger rail services were withdrawn from the Musselburgh branch rail service as part of the British Railways rationalisation programme known as the Beeching Axe, although the line itself was retained for rail freight use. The route was used for infrequent movement of waste from Powderhall to the East Coast Main Line until 2016.^[2]

Piershill was near the temporary Meadowbank Stadium station which was opened during the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1986; Meadowbank station closed shortly after the games finished.

v t e Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
Legend
East Coast Main Line Portobello (NBR) Portobello East Junction Brunstane Niddrie South Junction Newcraighall North British Railway to Leith East Coast Main Line Waverley Route (Borders Railway) Innocent Railway Duddingston & Craigmillar Edinburgh Waverley Newington Blackford Hill Morningside Road Haymarket Craiglockhart Haymarket East Junction Myreside Aqueduct (Union Canal) Gorgie East Craiglockhart Junction Slateford Junction Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Caledonian Main Line