Ratho_railway_station

Ratho railway station

Ratho railway station

Disused railway station in Ratho, Midlothian

Not to be confused with Ratho Station, which is a village to the north.

Ratho railway stations served the village of Ratho, historically in the county of Midlothian, Scotland from 1842 to 1951 on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and the North British Railway.

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History

High Level

The station opened on 18 December 1842 by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway on the main line.[1] A village to the north was named after this station. In between the junction was the goods yard and on the eastbound platform was the goods yard. This was downgraded to a ground frame in 1939. The station closed on 18 June 1951.[2]

Low Level

This station opened on 1 March 1866 by the North British Railway on the South Queensferry branch line; it only had one platform. It was situated slightly north of the high level station. It closed on 22 September 1930.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Ratho Station". Canmore. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. [2]
    Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 337. OCLC 931112387.
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