Easter Road Park Halt
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StationName and dates
Easter Road Park Halt (1950-1952)Opened on the Leith Central Branch (North British Railway).
Description
This was a single platform halt on the Leith Central double track line, used for arrivals only for excursion trains run for football matches at Easter Road Stadium. The halt was east of the stadium. Departures left from Abbeyhill, west of the stadium.
The halt was north of Lochend North Junction and south of Hawkhill Avenue. Beyond that the Leith New Lines (Caledonian Railway) crossed overhead and beyond that there were carriage sidings for Leith Central.
Closure is anywhere between 1952 (when Leith Central closed to passengers) and 1964. The line closed in 1972.
After closure the cutting to the south, with the halt, was infilled. The cutting northwards became part footpath and part sports ground. The cutting to the south and site of the halt is now built over.
Local
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Station haltExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Easter Road Meadowbank Stadium Abbeyhill Piershill St Margaret^s Balfour Street [Tram] Leith Central Leith Walk [CR] Foot of the Walk [Tram] Leith Walk McDonald Road [Tram] Jock^s Lodge The Shore [Tram] Pilrig Street South Leith | Lochend North Junction Easter Road Stadium St Ann^s Maltings St Andrew Steel Works Eastern Sawmills Easter Road Junction Lochend Junction Waverley Engineering Works Iron Foundry Restalrig Goods London Road Junction [Edinburgh] Rose Lane Goods St Margarets Wagon Sheets Leith Walk Tram Depot St Margarets Shed |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
