Balgreen Halt railway station

Balgreen Halt railway station served Balgreen in the Edinburgh. Services were provided by trains on the Corstorphine Branch.

Balgreen Halt
Balgreen Halt in 1962
General information
Location	Balgreen, City of Edinburgh Scotland
Coordinates	55.9383°N 3.2520°W / 55.9383; -3.2520
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
29 January 1934	Station opened
1 January 1968	Station closed
Location Balgreen Halt Location within the City of Edinburgh council area

Edinburgh Waverley - Corstorphine branch train in 1948

In 2014 the Edinburgh Tram system opened a tram stop named "Balgreen" adjacent to the site of the station.

The line that Balgreen Halt was on is now a cycle route and a way to Edinburgh Zoo.

History

The station was opened by the London and North Eastern Railway 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.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Haymarket		London and North Eastern Railway Corstorphine Branch		Pinkhill

The site today

The stationmaster's house remains standing, in the site which has been landscaped as part of a garden.

References

Sources

• 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
• Balgreen Halt on navigable O. S. map Station marked at Saughton Hall
• Picture of the station