Bonnington East Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Bonnington East Junction (1868-1960)Opened on the Easter Road Deviation (North British Railway).
Opened on the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway.
Tags
Junction
| Nearby stations Bonnington Ferry Road Powderhall Pilrig Street Newhaven [Leith New Lines] Newhaven Junction Bridge Leith North Newhaven [Tram] Balfour Street [Tram] North Leith Scotland Street Leith Walk [CR] Leith Walk Trinity [1st] | Bonnington Viaduct [CR] Chancelot Mills [1st] Bonnington North Viaduct Bonnington South Viaduct Bonnington (Rosebank) Goods Bonnington North Junction Bonnington Bridge Paper Works Weldun Boiler Works Bonnington South Junction Bonnington Tannery Graham Street Junction Powderhall Bridge Midlothian Oatmeal Works Powderhall Destructor Tourist/other Bonnington Level Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 02/03/1868 | Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway A new diversion opened to goods (Abbeyhill and Piershill to Trinity Junction with a spur onto the [North] Leith branch at Bonnington East Junction). This by-passed the cable operated incline between Canal Street [Edinburgh] and Scotland Street. |
| 06/11/1967 | Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway Scotland Street goods and Heriothill Goods to Trinity Junction (excluded) closed. Scotland Street goods depot is closed. (The Warriston Junction to Bonnington East Junction approach had closed in 1960.) |
