Junction Road railway station, Edinburgh

Junction Road
Site of Junction Road station in 2015
General information
Location	Leith, Edinburgh Scotland
Coordinates	55.9748°N 3.1795°W / 55.9748; -3.1795
Grid reference	NT264763
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 May 1869 (1869-05-01)	Opened as Junction Road
1 January 1917	Closed
1 April 1919	Reopened
9 July 1923	Name changed to Junction Bridge
16 June 1947 (1947-06-16)	Closed permanently
Location

Junction Road railway station served the district of Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1869 to 1947 on the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Line of the North British Railway.

History

The station opened as Junction Road on 1 May 1869 by the North British Railway. It had a double track but a second platform couldn't be built due to space constraints. The signal box was to the southwest. A siding to the northeast served a coal depot. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 April 1919. Renamed in 1923 as Junction Bridge before closing permanently on 16 June 1947. The signal box closed in 1952.

References

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Bonnington Line and station closed		North British Railway Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Line		North Leith Line and station closed

External links

• RAILSCOT - Junction Bridge