Dalkeith
Location type
StationName and dates
Dalkeith (1838-1943)Opened on the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway.
Description
This was a single platform terminus at the end of a short branch from Glenesk Junction. There was a goods yard to the north of the station site.
A coach service ran from the station to Pathhead, to the south east.
The Duke of Buccleuch's Tramway continued the line east via the Victoria Viaduct to serve pits at Cowden and Smeaton. Part of the alignment of the tramway later became the Dalkeith Branch (North British Railway).
A signal box opened at the station in 1888 at the end of the platform. The box closed in 1933 when the line was singled. The station closed in 1943. The site remained open for goods until 1964.
After closure the site became a bus garage.
Tags
Station08/05/2020
| Nearby stations Glenesk Eskbank and Dalkeith Sheriffhall [2nd] Sheriffhall [1st] Eskbank Dalhousie South Esk Millerhill Broomieknowe Bonnyrigg Newtongrange [1st] Shawfair Lasswade Newtongrange Gilmerton | Dalkeith Shed Telegraph Pole Works Mushet^s Ironworks Glenesk Junction Glenesk Viaduct Glenesk Colliery Hardengreen Junction King^s Gate Junction Hardengreen Yard Victoria Viaduct Eskbank Carpet Factory Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge Tourist/other Dalkeith Museum Dalkeith Palace Newbattle Abbey |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1839 | Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Dalkeith branch opened. It connected to the Duke of Buccleuch's Tramway, owned by Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott the Duke of Buccleuch's, which served collieries at Smeaton (Smeaton Colliery) and Cowden (Cowdenfoot Colliery). |
| 05/01/1942 | Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Dalkeith to Millerhill (Glenesk Junction) closed to passengers. |
| 10/08/1964 | Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Dalkeith to Millerhill (Glenesk Junction) closed to freight |
