Seton
Location type
StationName and dates
Seton (1846-1850)Opened on the North British Railway.
Description
This was a short lived station. It was located to the south of Seton House and Seton Chapel.
Tramways ran south from Seton. One, to the west, to Seton Engine Pit, Ascension Colliery and Garnet Pit and the other to Seton Colliery, Union Colliery and a colliery at Brierbush Cottage, just west of Macmerry.
There was a level crossing here. The location was upgraded to become a signal box in 1924. It was reduced to a gate box again in 1958, when St Germains Level Crossing's, to the east, was upgraded to be a signal box.
The level crossing was stopped up in 1978.
Tags
Station short livedExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
03/06/2019
| Nearby stations Seton Mains Halt Prestonpans Macmerry Longniddry Winton Ormiston Wallyford Wallyford [1st] Pencaitland Aberlady Ballencrieff Inveresk Crossgatehall Halt Musselburgh [2nd] Smeaton | Riggonhead Colliery Seton Siding Blindwells Opencast Disposal Site Gardiner^s Bridge Meadowmill Lye Tranent Colliery Preston Links Colliery Siding Tourist/other Seton House Seton Chapel St Germains Level Crossing St Germains House Battle of Prestonpans Johnnie Cope^s Hole Port Seton Cockenzie House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
