Blackford Hill railway station

Blackford Hill
Blackford Hill Station in 1962
General information
LocationNewington, City of Edinburgh
Scotland
Coordinates55°55′38″N 3°11′18″W / 55.927232°N 3.1882577°W / 55.927232; -3.1882577
Grid referenceNT258711
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEdinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 December 1884Opened
1 January 1917Closed due to the wartime economy
1 February 1919Re-opened
10 September 1962Station closed to passengers
Location
Blackford Hill is located in the City of Edinburgh council area
Blackford Hill
Blackford Hill
Location within the City of Edinburgh council area

Blackford Hill railway station was a railway station in the Blackford area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was located at the foot of Blackford Hill on the Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway (ESSJR). It was opened on 1 December 1884.

Blackford Hill station closed in 1962, when passenger rail services were withdrawn from the Edinburgh Suburban line although the line itself was retained for rail freight use. The route continues to be used for freight services to this day, so freight trains avoid Edinburgh's main stations of Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket, and occasionally diverted passenger trains also pass along this line.

A 1905 Railway Clearing House diagram of Edinburgh railways, with the SSJR (in blue along the bottom)