Winchburgh Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Winchburgh Junction (1890-)Station code: WGJ National Rail
Opened on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
Opened on the Forth Bridge Connecting Lines (North British Railway).
Description
This junction opened in 1890 between the 1842 Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and the approach to the then new Forth Bridge. It is the western end of a line which runs to Dalmeny. This was a double track junction.
The signal box was on the north side of the junction, the lines here were in a cutting and the box was at the top of the bank.
To the east, on the newer line, were Craigton Siding on the north side and Myre Siding on the south side.
The box closed in 1979 when signalling passed to the Edinburgh Signalling Centre. The line to the Forth Bridge now has a single lead junction (since at latest 1972).
The Union Canal is directly to south.
Tags
Junction
| Nearby stations Winchburgh Broxburn [1st] Philpstoun Kirkliston Port Edgar South Queensferry [1st] South Queensferry Halt Drumshoreland New Halls Dalmeny Dalmeny [1st] Uphall Ratho (Low Level) North Queensferry [1st] Ratho | Craigton Siding Myre Siding Craigton Quarry Winchburgh Tunnel Tottleywells Shale Mine No 1 Philpstoun Shale Mine No 6 Niddry Castle Oil Works Duddingston Shale Mine No 3 Philpstoun Shale Mine No 1 Broxburn West Signal Box Hopetoun Oil Works Duddingston Shale Mine No 1 Tourist/other Niddry Castle Philipstoun House Staneyhill Tower |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 01/01/1973 | Forth Bridge Connecting Lines Dalmeny Junction to Winchburgh Junction closed to passengers. |
