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Leith Citadel railway station

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Place
  
Scotland

Pre-grouping
  
North British

16 June 1947
  
Closed to passengers

Area
  
Edinburgh

10 May 1846
  
Opened as North Leith

Leith Citadel railway station

Post-grouping
  
London and North Eastern Railway

Original company
  
Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway

Similar
  
Duddingston & Craigmill, Leith Central railway st, Edinburgh Princes Street rail, North Leith Parish Church, Newhaven - Edinburgh

Leith Citadel, renamed in 1952 from North Leith, was an early railway terminus in Leith, Scotland. It was on Commercial Street, near the Leith Docks.

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History

The Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway constructed a branch to North Leith (Leith Citadel) which was opened on 10 May 1846.

Now

Leith Citadel station is a Category B listed building and is one of the remaining structures from the original line. It is now a youth centre.

References

Leith Citadel railway station Wikipedia