Haddington railway station

Haddington railway station served the town of Haddington, Scotland. Services were provided by trains on the Haddington line.

Haddington
General information
LocationHaddington, East Lothian
Scotland
Coordinates55°57′22″N 2°47′25″W / 55.956126°N 2.7901794°W / 55.956126; -2.7901794
Grid referenceNT507739
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
22 June 1846[1]Station opened
5 December 1949Station closed (passengers)
2 February 1968Station closed (freight)

History

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The station was opened by the North British Railway in 1846. The line passed on to the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923 and finally the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The station was closed to passengers in 1949 and to freight in 1968.[2]

Future

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The majority of the former branch line was acquired by East Lothian District Council in 1978 and converted into a railway walk and cycleway. Local campaign group, RAGES (Rail Action Group East of Scotland) have long-term ambitions to reintroduce rail services to Haddington.[3]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Longniddry   North British Railway
Haddington line
  Terminus

References

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  1. ^ "North British Railway : List of Stations with opening and closing dates from 1828 to 2003" (PDF). Nbrstudygroup.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. ^ "LOOKING BACK: 50 years since Haddington train station closed". East Lothian Courier.
  3. ^ "Railway station for Haddington remains a long-term ambition". East Lothian Courier.

Sources

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