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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Saltoun Railway Station

Saltoun railway station served the villages of East Saltoun and West Saltoun in East Lothian, Scotland, from 1901 to 1933 on the Macmerry Branch.

History

The station was opened on 14 October 1901 by the North British Railway. By the level crossing was the station building and to the west was the goods yard, which had two sidings and a loading bank. The yard carried whisky bottles from the nearby Glenkinchie distillery. It also had a signal box from 1901 to 1956. The station closed on 3 April 1933.

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 377. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 205. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Humbie
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Macmerry Branch
  Pencaitland
Line and station closed