Place Scotland 29 January 1934 Station opened Platforms in use 2 | Area Edinburgh 1 January 1968 Station closed | |
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Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway Similar Balerno railway station, Craiglockhart railway station, Blackford Hill railway station, Duddingston & Craigmill, Merchiston railway station | ||
Balgreen Halt railway station served Balgreen in the Scottish city of Edinburgh. Services were provided by trains on the Corstorphine Branch.
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In 2014 the Edinburgh Tram system opened a tram stop named "Balgreen" adjacent to the site of the station.
History
The station was opened by the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping 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.
The site today
The stationmaster's house remains standing, in the site which has been landscaped as part of a garden. [1]
References
Balgreen Halt railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA