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Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
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Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway This line is open to freight. |
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This line runs through the south of Edinburgh.
The line was opened by the North British Railway as a suburban passenger route and freight bypass for central Edinburgh and useful second link from the west of the city to the east. It is still in use for diversions and freight but the stations along the route have closed.
From Haymarket to Duddingston.
Haymarket West Junction
(Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway)
Haymarket Central Junction
(Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway)
 Gorgie junction complete with signalbox. |
This south facing junction is the south junction of the triangular junction at Haymarket. Lines from Haymarket East Junction and Haymarket West Junction meet here.
Slateford Junction (New)
(This connects to the Caledonian Railway.
The connection was put in by British
Railways.)
Craiglockhart Junction
(This is the start of the connection to the Caledonian
Railway. The connection was put in by British
Railways.)
 Craiglockhart looking south. |
This closed station had two platforms.
 8598 and 8528 pass Morningside on 20/07/1971. |
 1975 with a westbound freight on 20 July 1971. |
This closed station had two platforms.
 The former Newington station. |
This closed station had an island platform.
Duddingston Junction
(Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway)
