Edinburgh, Morningside Road Station
Railway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Morningside Road Station
Classification Railway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Morningside Station
Canmore ID 140001
Site Number NT27SW 1562
NGR NT 2446 7094
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/140001
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SW 1562 2446 7094
This intermediate station on the Niddrie-Slateford ('Edinburgh suburban') line of the former North British Rly was opened (as Morningside Station) by the Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Rly on 1 December 1884. It was renamed Morningside Road Station by the North British Rly in October 1886 and closed to regular passenger traffic on 10 September 1962. The line itself remains in regular goods and occasional passenger use.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 2 February 1999.
R V J Butt 1995.
