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The Caledonian Railway route from Princes Street Station, seen from the site of Merchiston Station 2006 |
Looking east, towards Edinburgh, from the site of the former Merchiston Station
© Peter Stubbs. Photograph taken: 19 June 2006, 3.14pm
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The Caledonian Railway Route through Merchiston Station |
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Merchiston Station was at Bonaly Place, now renamed Harrison Place. Merchiston was the first stop on the Caledonian Railway line that ran to the SW from Princes Street Station through the Scottish Borders. Princes Street Station closed in 1965. Princes Street Station The first part of the old line from Princes Street Station has now become the Western Approach Road, leading from Lothian Road to:
- Angle Park Terrace beside Dalry Cemetery The photograph above shows the line a short distance further west, between Harrison Road and Harrison Place. |
