Ormiston Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Ormiston Junction (1901-1960)Opened on the Macmerry Branch (North British Railway).
Opened on the Gifford and Garvald Light Railway.
Description
This junction was directly east of Ormiston station. The Macmerry Branch (North British Railway) of 1867 was continued to Macmerry in 1868. This was met by the Gifford and Garvald Light Railway in 1901.
The Macmerry line closed to passengers in 1925 and the Gifford in 1933.
The signal box (at Ormiston station) closed in 1956.
The route to Macmerry closed in 1960.
The line to Saltoun closed in 1965 and the line closed.
Tags
JunctionExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
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| Nearby stations Ormiston Winton Pencaitland Macmerry Prestonpans Saltoun Crossgatehall Halt Seton Seton Mains Halt Wallyford Wallyford [1st] Smeaton Inveresk Longniddry Humbie | Meadow Colliery Ormiston Station Colliery Winton Mine Mill Cockum Pit Elphingstone Mine Pencaitland Pit Limeylands Colliery Winton Mine (Sebastapoll?) Bellyford Mine Pencaitland Colliery Brander^s Workshop Siding Pencaitland Maltings Tourist/other Ormiston Market Cross Bog Siding Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
