Longniddry
Location type
StationName and dates
Longniddry (1846-)Station code: LND National Rail ScotRail
Where: East Lothian, Scotland
Opened on the North British Railway.
Open on the North Berwick Line.
Open on the Edinburgh to Berwick.
Description
This is a two platform station. The station had a third platform for the Haddington branch on the south side.
At the east of the station was the junction for the Haddington branch. The branch and former North British Railway main line ran parallel for some way before separating.
Formerly there was a stone station building, similar to those at Drem and Prestonpans on the eastbound platform. A brick building, with canopies on either side, was later added to the westbound and branch island platform.
The signal box was on the westbound platform, at the east end of the platform. The box opened in 1881 and was extended at its east end in 1922. The platforms were lengthened at the west end and the loop on the south side extended.
The Haddington branch closed in 1968 and the box closed shortly afterwards.
A buffer can be found, mouldering away, at the east end of the station on the south side. This is from the Longniddry Shed siding.
The line between Edinburgh Waverley, North Berwick and Dunbar is supported and promoted by the East Lothian Community Rail Partnership .
Tags
Station junctionExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Seton Mains Halt Seton Aberlady Ballencrieff Macmerry Prestonpans Winton Luffness Platform Haddington Drem Ormiston Pencaitland Gullane Wallyford Wallyford [1st] | Longniddry Shed Harelaw Lime Kilns Glencairn Colliery Longniddry Manure Siding Coatyburn Siding Dander Pit Aberlady Junction Laverocklaw Siding Bald Pit Tourist/other Longniddry House Redhouse Castle Gosford House St Germains Level Crossing St Germains House Seton Chapel |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 18/06/1846 | North British Railway Opened from Edinburgh to Berwick and the branch from Longniddry to Haddington. Stations opened at Edinburgh, Berwick. Further stations followed around 22 June. |
| 22/06/1846 | North British Railway Tranent, Longniddry, Haddington, Reston [1st] opened. |
| 12/09/1932 | Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway Gullane to Longniddry (Aberlady Junction) closed to passengers. Aberlady and Gullane closed. |
| 15/06/1964 | Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway Gullane to Longniddry (Aberlady Junction) closed to freight. Line closed. |
| 28/12/1964 | North British Railway Longniddry closed to goods. |
| 01/04/1968 | North British Railway Haddington to Longniddry closed to freight. |
