Calton Tunnels
Location type
TunnelName and dates
Calton Tunnels (1846-)Opened on the North British Railway.
Description
This pair of double track tunnels are to the east of Edinburgh Waverley and a little west of Abbeyhill Junction. Since electrification the tunnels carry single lines as the overhead equipment needed extra clearance.
Although often referred to in the singular, there are two separate tunnels.
The original is the southern tunnel (397 yards), opening with the North British Railway. The newer tunnel is slightly longer (476 yards).
The tunnels pass under the southern flank of the Calton Hill.
Local
Tags
Tunnel tunnelsAliases
Calton Tunnel
| Nearby stations Picardy Place [Tram] Edinburgh Waverley York Place [Tram] Abbeyhill Princes Street [1st] St Andrew Square [Tram] McDonald Road [Tram] Leith Walk Easter Road St Leonards Princes Street [Tram] Balfour Street [Tram] Scotland Street Meadowbank Stadium Easter Road Park Halt | Edinburgh Gas Works Edinburgh Waverley Goods St Ann^s Brewery Edinburgh Signalling Centre Croit an Righ Brewery Abbeyhill Junction Waterloo Place Waterloo Place [Tram] Rose Lane Goods Leith Walk East Goods Tourist/other Calton Hill Scottish Parliament Palace of Holyroodhouse Holyrood Abbey The Balmoral Hotel |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
