Dalkeith railway station

Dalkeith railway station served the town of Dalkeith, Scotland, from 1838 to 1964 on the Dalkeith branch of the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway.

Dalkeith
Dalkeith town centre
Location	Dalkeith, Midlothian Scotland
Coordinates	55.892792°N 3.073673°W
Grid reference	NT329671
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
26 November 1838	Opened
5 January 1942	Closed to passengers
10 August 1964	Closed completely

History

The station opened in Autumn 1839, although passenger services may have run from 26 November 1838.[1] It was situated to the west of Eskbank Road. Nearby there was a timber yard and a coal yard; the timber yard was situated to the south and the coal yard was situated to the north of the station. The station closed to passengers on 5 January 1942 and closed completely on 10 August 1964.

The nearest station is now at Eskbank.

The site today

Most of the station site is now a Morrisons supermarket. The site was also previously used as a bus depot after the station site was demolished.[2][3]

References

1. "Disused stations: Dalkeith station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
2. "RAILSCOT - Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway". Railscot. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
3. "Supermarket Morrisons agrees to move to former Dalkeith bus depot". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Glenesk Line and station closed		Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway		Lasswade Road Line and station closed