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Russell Road Viaduct

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Bridge

Name and dates

Russell Road Viaduct (1876-1964)

Opened on the Wester Dalry Branch and Dalry Road Lines (Caledonian Railway).

Description

This double track three arch viaduct carried the Wester Dalry branch from Dalry Middle Junction west to Haymarket West Junction.

In addition to the Russell Road Viaduct, the line was carried over the Granton Junction to Granton and Granton Junction to Haymarket alignments just to the east of the viaduct.

The line closed in 1964 and now carries the Western Approach Road.

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Listing: B

Nearby stations Dalry Road Murrayfield Murrayfield Stadium [Tram] Haymarket [Tram] Haymarket Gorgie East Merchiston Exhibition [NBR] Shandwick Place [Tram] Exhibition [CR] Balgreen [Tram] Craiglockhart Balgreen Halt Lothian Road Edinburgh Princes Street	Granton Junction Coltbridge Junction Haymarket Power Box Dalry Middle Junction Russell Road Bridge [Tram] Haymarket Shed [1st] Tynecastle Bridge Signal Box Haymarket Coal Yard Haymarket Central Junction Tynecastle Depot Roseburn Maltings Haymarket MPD Dalry Manure Depot Signal Box Dalry Road Shed Tourist/other Tynecastle Park
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Russell Road Viaduct

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