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Bonnington railway station

Bonnington railway station

Disused railway station in Bonnington, Edinburgh

Bonnington railway station served the district of Bonnington, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1846 to 1968 on the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway.

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History

The station opened on 10 May 1846 by the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway. It closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 April 1919 before permanent closure to passengers on 16 June 1947[1][2] and closed to goods in July 1968.[3]

The station building still survives[4] and was converted to a private residence after lying derelict for several decades, and still features some of the graffiti gained during its years of neglect.

In June 2023, the converted station won the BBC Scotland’s Home of the Year[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 87. OCLC 931112387.
  2. [2]
    Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 39. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. [3]
    "Bonnington (Edinburgh) Station (remains) © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Bonnington railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  5. [5]
    Flockhart, Gary (26 June 2023). "Scotland's Home of the Year 2023: Edinburgh railway station turned family home wins popular BBC property show". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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