Leith North Passenger Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Introduction
This line was added to the existing Leith North Branch (Caledonian Railway) to provide a passenger service. Extra running lines were laid to the south of the existing freight lines from Newhaven Junction to Leith. West of Newhaven the existing goods lines were used for the passenger service.
Dates
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
This junction opened in 1879 when the Leith North, which had opened in 1864, was converted for passenger use. A separate line ran from here on the south side of the original goods line to North Leith.
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See also
Leith North Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Leith New Lines (Caledonian Railway)
David Panton 06/09/2020
David Panton 18/01/2019
David Panton 27/09/2020
David Panton 25/11/2009
This was a two platform station opened on a short passenger line between Newhaven Junction and North Leith in 1879. It was parallel to, and to the south of, the goods and minerals line of 1864.
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John Furnevel 15/03/2009
John Furnevel 15/03/2009
John Yellowlees 02/05/2011
David Panton 09/02/2018
This junction was immediately east of Newhaven station. A connection was made from the goods lines (the original lines dating from 1864, to the north) to the passenger lines (dating from 1879 and to the south) allowing a train from the west to cross to the passenger lines and then enter Leith High Depot (also known as George Street Mineral Depot). The depot was on the south side of the ...
More detailsSee also
Leith North Branch (Caledonian Railway)
This was the passenger terminus for the Caledonian Railway Leith branch. The station and its approach from Newhaven Junction was added to the original goods only line of 1864 in 1879.
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Bill Roberton 14/05/2021
David Panton 16/07/2021
Bill Roberton 16/07/2021
Bill Roberton 14/05/2021
