Date: 04/12/2008

THROUGHOUT the 19th century it served as a route for thousands of rail passengers making their way from Granton to Princes Street. But now part of the Scotland Street rail tunnel is to be transformed into a youth club under plans being backed by the police.

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A December 2018 view of what would be my local station if it hadn^t closed a mere 150 years previously. It stayed in use as a goods yard for a further 99 years, until 1967 [See image 36593]. The view looks north to Heriothill tunnel. The curved stairway is not original; the stairs to the (rather short) platforms ran down from where I am standing. Alexander McCall Smith fans may already know that there isn^t really a 44 Scotland Street, but No 43 is more or less behind me.
Location: Scotland Street
Company: Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
12/12/2018 David Panton

Leaving Rodney Street Tunnel southbound on 8 January the walker/cyclist emerges into the former Scotland Street station and goods depot, now a landscaped area, with King George V Park just off to the right. Straight ahead is the sealed north portal of the much longer Scotland Street Tunnel, through which early EL&N trains were rope hauled from Canal Street (now Waverley) under the New Town [see image 5876].
Location: Scotland Street
Company: Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
08/01/2013 John Furnevel

Close up of the north portal of the 1847 Scotland Street Tunnel, seen from the old goods station in January 2013 - now forming part of a basketball court. The west side of Scotland Street itself overlooks the scene, with the exit onto Royal Crescent running off to the right. [See image 5876]
Location: Scotland Street
Company: Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
08/01/2013 John Furnevel