St Leonards (Edinburgh) railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = St Leonards
other_name =


caption =
line = Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
manager = North British
locale = Edinburgh
borough = City of Edinburgh
platforms =
latitude =
longitude =
years = 2 June 1832
events = Opened
years1 = 1846
events1 = Closed
years2 = 1 June 1860
events2 = Reopened
years3 = 30 September 1860
events3 = Closed to passengers - site reused as a goods depot

St. Leonards railway station is a closed railway station on the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway. The railway was built in 1831 to transport coal from the mining towns south of the city; and the following year opened passenger services.St. Leonards was the terminus for the south of the city and was named after the nearby region.

The station was closed but the railway line is protected from development by the construction of a cyclepath where the tracks ran.

ee also

* Innocent Railway

External links

* [http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin_t/1_edinburgh_transport_railways_-_saint_leonards_sidings_1959_r1010b.htm Railways - St Leonard's Station]