Edinburgh Waverley - Corstorphine branch train in 1948

Balgreen Halt railway station served Balgreen in the Edinburgh. Services were provided by trains on the Corstorphine Branch.

In 2014 the Edinburgh Tram system opened a tram stop named "Balgreen" adjacent to the site of the station.

The line that Balgreen Halt was on is now a cycle route and a way to Edinburgh Zoo.

History

The station was opened by the London and North Eastern Railway in 1934. The line passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, to be then closed by the British Railways Board.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Haymarket   London and North Eastern Railway
Corstorphine Branch
  Pinkhill

The site today

The stationmaster's house remains standing, in the site which has been landscaped as part of a garden. [1]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Butt (1995)

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