Slateford Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Slateford Junction (1961-)Station code: National Rail
Opened on the Caledonian Railway.
Description
This is the west end of a curve opened from Craiglockhart Junction in 1961 in connection with the development of Millerhill Marshalling Yard.
Slateford station is just to the west.
This is the second junction to have this name, the first was between the Caledonian Railway's main line to Edinburgh Princes Street and the link to Haymarket (the Edinburgh Station and Branches (Caledonian Railway)). The junctions co-existed between 1961 and 1966.
Slateford Junction signal box opened in 1960, also replacing the box for Slateford Junction [1st] and Slateford station signal box.
The new Slateford Junction box closed in 1981, replaced by the Edinburgh Signalling Centre.
Tags
Junction09/08/2019
| Nearby stations Slateford Slateford [2nd] Exhibition [CR] Exhibition [NBR] Gorgie East Craiglockhart Merchiston Balgreen [Tram] Balgreen Halt Murrayfield Stadium [Tram] Kingsknowe Dalry Road Morningside Road Hailes Halt Pinkhill | Redford Barracks Branch Canal Bridge Slateford Railway Laundry Slateford Yard Gorgie Cattle Market [NB] Gorgie West Goods Slateford Junction [1st] Gorgie Cattle Market [CR] Slateford Viaduct Exhibition Junction [CR] Slateford Aqueduct Gorgie East Minerals Craiglockhart Junction Edinburgh Brewery Gorgie East Goods Tourist/other Craiglockhart House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 06/09/1965 | Caledonian Railway Edinburgh Princes Street to Slateford Junction closed to passengers. |
| 15/08/1966 | Caledonian Railway Edinburgh Princes Street to Slateford Junction closed to goods. |
