Trinity railway station

Trinity
Trinity
	The station house in 2016
General information
Location	Trinity, Edinburgh; Scotland
Coordinates	55°58′45″N 3°12′17″W / 55.9791°N 3.2048°W
Grid reference	NT248769
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
Pre-grouping	Edinburgh and Northern Railway; North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
31 August 1842	Opened
19 January 1846	Closed and relocated
1 January 1917	Closed again as a wartime economy measure
1 February 1919	Reopened
2 November 1925	Closed permanently

Trinity railway station served the district of Trinity, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1842 to 1925 on the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway.

History edit

The station opened on 31 August 1842 by the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway. The first site of the station closed on 19 January 1846 when the line to Granton was extended. It was relocated and opened in the same year. On the east side was a coal depot that closed, along with the station on 1 January 1917 because of the First World War. The station opened again on 1 February 1919 but the coal depot didn't reopen. The station closed completely on 2 November 1925.^[1]^[2]

References edit

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 402. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links edit

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Granton Line and station closed		North British Railway Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway		Bonnington Line and station closed After closure of Scotland Street Tunnel
Terminus Until 1846 Granton Line and station closed		North British Railway Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway		Scotland Street Line and station closed Before closure of Scotland Street Tunnel

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 402. OCLC 931112387.

[2] Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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