St Margaret's Tunnel
Location type
TunnelName and dates
St Margaret's Tunnel (1877-1954)Opened on the Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway.
Description
This single bore and single track disused tunnel, about a quarter of a mile long, is north of the former North Queensferry [1st] terminus on the branch from Dunfermline. The station was on a pier and ferries crossed the Forth. This branch's role was replaced by the opening of the Forth Bridge Railway in 1890, but the line remained open to goods until 1954.
With the condition of the tunnel degrading, for safety it has been packed with large polystyrene blocks, which could be removed should the tunnel be needed in future. The tunnel is crossed by the Forth Road Bridge approach roads from the north. Both tunnel portals have been sealed and landscaped.
Tags
Tunnel03/07/2023
| Nearby stations North Queensferry [1st] North Queensferry Port Edgar Inverkeithing [1st] Rosyth Dockyard Inverkeithing South Queensferry [1st] South Queensferry Halt New Halls Dalmeny Rosyth Dalgety Bay Dalmeny [1st] Donibristle Platform Charlestown | North Queensferry Tunnel Castlandhill Siding Providence Siding Ferrytoll Quarry Cruicks Quarry Jamestown Viaduct [Inverkeithing] Ferry Toll Tunnel Limpetness Junction Battery Quarry Ferrytoll Bus Park and Ride Tourist/other Ferryhills Signal Box Ferrytoll Pier Forth Bridge North Signal Box Port Laing Submarine Mines Depot Carlingnose Submarine Mining Pier |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 Edinburgh To Inverkeithing.: including The Port Edgar, North Queensferry And Rosyth Dockyard Branches. (Scottish Main Lines.) |  Inverkeithing To Thornton Junction: Via Cowdenbeath (Scottish Mainlines) |
