Bonnington South Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Bonnington South Junction (1846-1968)Opened on the Easter Road Deviation (North British Railway).
Description
Point of division between the lines to Granton and Leith North on the deviation avoiding the Scotland Street Tunnel.
The signal box was located to the west of the junction It was reduced to a ground frame in 1968 and closed in 1969. Once the line was cut back from Granton to the Powderhall Destructor the buffer was located just to the north of the former box site.
Tags
Junction
| Nearby stations Powderhall Bonnington Pilrig Street Ferry Road Newhaven [Leith New Lines] Scotland Street Leith Walk Newhaven Balfour Street [Tram] Junction Bridge McDonald Road [Tram] Leith Walk [CR] Foot of the Walk [Tram] Leith Central Leith North | Powderhall Bridge Bonnington South Viaduct Powderhall Destructor Bonnington North Viaduct Bonnington (Rosebank) Goods Rosebank Iron Works Bonnington East Junction Chancelot Mills [1st] Bonnington Tannery Bonnington Viaduct [CR] Weldun Boiler Works Bonnington North Junction Bonnington Bridge Paper Works Tourist/other Bonnington Level Crossing Rosebank Cemetery |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 22/07/1968 | Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway Bonnington Goods depot is closed. Line to Bonnington South Junction falls out of use. |
| 02/12/1968 | Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway Bonnington Goods Junction to Bonnington South Junction closed to freight. |
| 25/02/1969 | Easter Road Deviation (North British Railway) Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway Easter Road Junction to Granton begins to be worked as a single line on closure of signal boxes. Trinity Junction box closed 17/07/1968 and Bonnington South Junction box on 25/02/1969. |
