Crew South Junction

Location type

Junction

Name and dates

Crew South Junction (1879-1933)

Opened on the Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway).

Description

This was the southern approach to Crew Junction where the routes to Granton and Leith divided. the junction was the southern end of loops on either side of the line which rejoined the main line at Crew Junction. There was a yard laid out on either side of the loops.

There was a signal box on the east side of the railway, just north of a road bridge. This box opened when passenger trains to Leith started in 1879. It closed in 1933 when taken over by the box at Crew Junction.

Tags

Junction
07/07/2019