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This was a single platform station. Although the Balerno Branch (Caledonian Railway) was a loop, Balerno station operated as a terminus with trains running to Edinburgh Princes Street. The loop was referred to as the Balerno Branch. The line continued west past the station to Ravelrig Junction and east to Balerno Junction via Juniper Green and Colinton. The next station east was Currie [2nd].

This platform was on the south west side of the line. Initially there was no passing loop, but this was added on the north east side in 1899 and Balerno Goods Junction signal box, to the south controlling access to the goods yard, was replaced with a larger building.

Between 1934, with the goods junction box closed, and 1943 instruments were in the station office. !943 was when the line closed to passengers.

The station was located in a cutting, since infilled. The bridge which once crossed the line, carrying Lanark Road West, was modified by the realignment of the road to the south. The northern parapet remains.

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