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Edinburgh Scotland Street
A plaque marking the north end of the Scotland Street Tunnel.
General information
Location	Edinburgh, Edinburgh Scotland
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Key dates
31 August 1842	Opened
22 May 1868	Closed

Scotland Street Station was a railway station which stood in a cutting at the north end of Scotland Street, in Edinburgh, Scotland. First opened as Canonmills by the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway, Scotland Street stood at the northern end of Scotland Street Tunnel that linked the city centre under the New Town to Canal Street. The trains that used the station were rope hauled by stationary steam engine.

The site of the station is now part of a public park.

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 170. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Scotland Street Tunnel – Subterranea Britannica".

External links

• Photos and details about the station

55°57′39″N 3°11′44″W / 55.96083°N 3.19556°W / 55.96083; -3.19556

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