Crossgatehall Halt railway station

Crossgatehall Halt
General information
Location	Crossgatehall, East Lothian Scotland
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 August 1913 (1913-08-01)	Opened
1 January 1917	Temporarily closed
1 February 1919	Reopened
22 September 1930 (1930-09-22)	Closed

Crossgatehall Halt railway station served the Dalkeith Colliery pits in the hamlet of Crossgatehall, East Lothian, Scotland, from 1913 to 1930 on the Macmerry Branch.

History

The station was opened on 1 August 1913 by the North British Railway. Opposite the platform was Dalkeith Colliery signal box, which opened a year before the station. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 February 1919, before closing permanently on 22 September 1930.[1] The railway cottage to the north survives, although in a heavily modified state.

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 142. OCLC 931112387.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Ormiston Line and station closed		North British Railway Macmerry Branch		Smeaton Line and station closed