Sheriffhall railway station

Sheriffhall
The site of the station in 2005
General information
LocationSheriffhall, Midlothian
Scotland
Coordinates55°53′54″N 3°05′12″W / 55.898293°N 3.086699°W / 55.898293; -3.086699
Grid referenceNT321677
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
North British Railway
Key dates
March 1844 (1844-03)Opened
1849 (1849)Closed

Sheriffhall railway station served the village of Sheriffhall, Dalkeith, Scotland, from 1844 to 1849 on the Waverley Route.

History

The station was opened in March 1844 by the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway.[1] The station may have opened before, but information on the intermediate timetable was very vague.[2] The station was situated between the A68 bridge and Sheriffhall. The station had a very short lifespan; it was only open for 5 years and it closed down once the North British Railway had taken over the line.

The site today

The rebuilt section of the A6106 between Millerhill and Sheriffhall was opened on 30 March 2015, which means that a new railway, called the Borders Railway, can be opened parallel to the section of the road. The Borders Railway involves 30 miles of a new track with ten stops, 7 being new stations.[3]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 363. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations - Sheriffhall". Disused Stations. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. ^ "REBUILT A6106 BETWEEN MILLERHILL & SHERIFFHALL OPENS". Borders Railway. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Millerhill
Line closed, station closed 		  North British Railway
Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway 		  Dalkeith
Line partly open, station closed