Lochend Junction
Location type
Junction
Names and dates
Lochend Junction (1888-1903)
Lochend South Junction (1903-1972)
Lochend Junction (1972-1988)
Opened on the Easter Road Deviation (North British Railway).
Opened on the Leith Central Branch (North British Railway).
Description
This junction opened in 1888 with the curve from London Road Junction. This provided a secondary route from Abbeyhill Junction to Piershill Junction and on to Portobello East Junction, thus quadrupling the route.
In 1903 with the opening of Leith Central the same junction was used to provide an eastern approach to the terminus.
Tags
Junction
Nearby stations Meadowbank Stadium Piershill St Margarets Easter Road Park Halt Abbeyhill Easter Road Jock^s Lodge Leith Walk Leith Walk [CR] Leith Central York Place [Tram] Pilrig Street Edinburgh Waverley South Leith St Leonards | Other railway and industry locations Lochend Junction Iron Foundry Lochend North Junction St Margarets Shed St Andrew Steel Works London Road Junction [Edinburgh] Easter Road Stadium St Margarets Shed [2nd] Rose Lane Goods Easter Road Junction St Ann^s Maltings Abbeyhill Junction Croit an Righ Brewery Restalrig Goods Tourist/other St Triduana^s Chapel |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
