Gogar railway station, NBR

Gogar railway station served the area of Gogar, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1842 to 1930 on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.

Gogar
LocationGogar, Edinburgh
Scotland
Coordinates55.926°N 3.3233°W / 55.926; -3.3233
Grid referenceNT174711
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
July 1842 (1842-07)Opened
22 September 1930 (1930-09-22)Closed

History

The station opened in July 1842 by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. To the east was the goods station. The passenger station closed on 22 September 1930[1] and the signal box was downgraded to a ground frame in 1934. Only the goods station remains with a loading bank.[2]

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 189. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "RAILSCOT - Gogar". Railscot. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ratho
Line open, station closed
  Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway   Saughton
Line open, station closed


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