Ravelrig Junction Platform | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Edinburgh Scotland |
| Grid reference | NT143676 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Caledonian Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 4 April 1884 | Station opens[1] |
| 1 July 1920 | Station closes[2][3] |
| Circa 1927 | Ravelrig Platform for Dalmahoy Golf Course opens |
| 1930 | Station closes |
| 1 November 1943 | LMS Last train on the Balerno line[4][5] |
| 1 June 1949 | Balerno Line stations close (BR Officially)[2] |
| 4 December 1967 | Balerno Line closes to goods traffic |
Ravelrig Junction Platform railway station or Ravelrig Halt[3] was originally opened in 1884 as a two platform station on the Shotts line on the edge of the Dalmahoy Estate in an area that now forms part of the city of Edinburgh. It stood just to the west of Ravelrig Junction that served the Balerno Loop Line. After closure in 1920 Ravelrig Platform for Dalmahoy Golf Course was opened at the same site around 1927 as a single platform when the Dalmahoy Estate became a hotel with a golf course, however it is stated to have closed in 1930. The site may have also served a military purpose.
The Balerno Loop Line had been primarily built as a goods line, with a dedicated goods station at Balerno, serving the many mills on the Water of Leith, however a passenger service was provided by the Caledonian Railway and after grouping by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, seeing formal closure to passenger traffic shortly after nationalisation.
A halt (NT151673) is indicated on the accompanying map to have existed for a short time circa 1903 on the Balerno line, 75 chains from Balerno railway station and 23 chains from Ravelrig junction. This would have been ideally located to serve the workers at the large Ravelrig quarries.[6]