Gorgie East Railway Station (named Gorgie Station until 1952) was a railway station on the Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was opened on 1 December 1884 and served the Gorgie area of Edinburgh.
Gorgie East | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Gorgie, City of Edinburgh Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°56′02″N 3°14′13″W / 55.9338°N 3.2369°W | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
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| 1 December 1884 | Opened as Gorgie station | ||||
| 1952 | Renamed Gorgie East station | ||||
| 10 September 1962 | Station closed to passengers | ||||
| 21 May 1969 | Station re-opened for one day for a military event | ||||
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Gorgie East station closed in 1962, when passenger rail services were withdrawn from the Edinburgh Suburban line. There is now no trace of the station but the route continues to be used for freight services to this day, so freight trains avoid Edinburgh's main stations of Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket, and occasionally diverted passenger trains also pass along this line. It was re-opened for one day on 21 May 1969 when a contingent of the Household Cavalry arrived by special trains, using the station.[1]
Future
editA local campaigning group, the Capital Rail Action Group (CRAG), is running a campaign for the SSJR line to be re-opened to passenger services, and proposes that it should be operated either as a commuter rail service or as a light rail system to form an extension of the forthcoming Edinburgh Tram Network.[2] Following a petition submitted to the Scottish Parliament in 2007, the proposal was rejected in 2009 by transport planners due to anticipated cost.[3]
References
edit- ^ A., Maclean, A. (2006). The Edinburgh suburban and South Side Junction railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-645-0. OCLC 76797541.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Reopening the South Sub" (PDF). Transform Scotland. March 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Public Petitions Committee Official Report". Scottish Parliament. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
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edit| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Craiglockhart Line open, station closed |
North British Railway Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway |
Haymarket Line and station open, no services on this line | ||
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