Newington railway station (Edinburgh)
Newington station | |
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![]() Site of the former Newington station | |
General information | |
Location | Newington, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Scotland |
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 |
10 September 1962 | Station closed to passengers |
Coordinates: 55°55′52″N 3°10′22″W / 55.9310°N 3.1727°W
Newington Railway Station was a railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland, on the Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway. It served the southern Edinburgh suburb of Newington and the station site is still visible from Craigmillar Park.
Newington station closed in 1962, when passenger rail services were withdrawn from the Edinburgh Suburban line although the line itself was retained for rail freight use. 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.
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Future
A local campaigning group, the Capital Rail Action Group (CRAG), is running a campaign for the SSJR line to be re-opened to passenger services, and proposes that it should be operated either as a commuter rail service or as a light rail system to form an extension of the forthcoming Edinburgh Tram Network.[1] Following a petition submitted to the Scottish Parliament in 2007, the proposal was rejected in 2009 by transport planners due to anticipated cost.[2]
References
- ^ "Reopening the South Sub" (PDF). Transform Scotland. March 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Public Petitions Committee Official Report". Scottish Parliament. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
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Duddingston & Craigmillar Line open, station closed |
North British Railway Edinburgh Suburban Line |
Blackford Hill Line open, station closed |
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