Gullane railway station
| Gullane | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Gullane |
| Area | East Lothian |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1 April 1898 | Opened[1] |
| 12 September 1932 | Closed to passengers[1] |
| 15 June 1964 | Line closes to freight |
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Gullane railway station served the village of Gullane in Scotland. It was served by the Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick railway. This line diverged from the North British Main Line at Aberlady Junction, east of the current Longniddry station.
History
Opened by the Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway, it was absorbed by the North British Railway. Although the line was intended to reach North Berwick, Gullane remained the terminus as the line east was never constructed.
The station passed on to the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. That company then closed to passengers nine years later, although the line was still open to freight until later.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Berwick Line never constructed |
North British Railway Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway |
Luffness Platform Line and Station closed | ||
The site today
The houses of Muirfeld Drive and Muirfield Station are built on the old site of Gullane railway station.[2] A railway hotel, the Marine, was built in 1900 and was the main building of the Scottish Fire Service training school. This was closed in March 2014.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Butt (1995), page 111
- ↑ "Gullane Area Community Council - Walks around Aberlady, Gullane & Durleton" (PDF).
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- RAILSCOT on Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway
- East Lothian Museums on Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway
Coordinates: 56°02′10″N 2°49′27″W / 56.0362°N 2.8241°W