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Sheriffhall railway station

Coordinates: 55°53′54″N 3°05′12″W / 55.898293°N 3.086699°W / 55.898293; -3.086699
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Sheriffhall
The site of the station in 2005
General information
LocationSheriffhall, Midlothian
Scotland
Coordinates55°53′54″N 3°05′12″W / 55.898293°N 3.086699°W / 55.898293; -3.086699
Grid referenceNT321677
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
North British Railway
Key dates
March 1844 (1844-03)Opened
1849 (1849)Closed

Sheriffhall railway station served the village of Sheriffhall, Dalkeith, Scotland, from 1844 to 1849 on the Waverley Route.

History

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The station was opened in March 1844 by the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway.[1] The station may have opened before, but information on the intermediate timetable was very vague.[2] The station was situated between the A68 bridge and Sheriffhall. The station had a very short lifespan; it was only open for 5 years and it closed down once the North British Railway had taken over the line.

The site today

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The rebuilt section of the A6106 between Millerhill and Sheriffhall was opened on 30 March 2015, which means that a new railway, called the Borders Railway, can be opened parallel to the section of the road. The Borders Railway involves 30 miles of a new track with ten stops, 7 being new stations.[3]

References

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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. 363. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations - Sheriffhall". Disused Stations. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. ^ "REBUILT A6106 BETWEEN MILLERHILL & SHERIFFHALL OPENS". Borders Railway. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Millerhill
Line closed, station closed
  North British Railway
Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
  Dalkeith
Line partly open, station closed