Ravelrig Platform
Location type
StationName and dates
Ravelrig Platform (1884-1930)Opened on the Caledonian Railway.
Description
This was a two platform halt west of Ravelrig Junction at Dalmahoy, the west end of the Balerno Branch (Caledonian Railway). (The branch was a loop).
The loop opened in 1874, the halt ten years later. It opened with military Volunteers use in mind.
The halt came to serve the Dalmahoy Golf Club from 1927 ('Ravelrig Platform for Dalmahoy Golf Course'). Closure was in 1930.
Local
Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club
Tags
Station halt platformAliases
Ravelrig Platform for Dalmahoy Golf CourseExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Balerno Curriehill Currie [2nd] Kirknewton Ratho Gogar Ratho (Low Level) Ingliston Park and Ride [Tram] Edinburgh Park Station [Tram] Edinburgh Park Gogarburn [Tram] Edinburgh Park Central [Tram] Juniper Green Wester Hailes Gyle Centre [Tram] | Ravelrig Junction Ravelrig Quarry Kaimes Siding Dalmahoy Siding Kaimes Quarry Balerno Goods Balerno Goods Junction Camps Junction [CR] Newmills Mill Balerno Bank Mill Kinauld Siding Tourist/other Curriehill Foot Crossing Malleny Garden Kinauld Distillery Lennox Tower |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
