Musselburgh railway station (1847)

For other railway stations in Musselburgh, Scotland, see Musselburgh railway station (disambiguation).

Musselburgh railway station served the town of Musselburgh, Scotland. Services were provided by trains on the Musselburgh Branch.^[2]

Musselburgh
General information
Location	Musselburgh, East Lothian Scotland
Coordinates	55.94065°N 3.05738°W / 55.94065; -3.05738
Grid reference	NT34057246
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
14 July 1847[1]	Station opened
9 September 1964	Station closed (passengers)
7 December 1970	Station closed (freight)
Location

An existing station also named Musselburgh had opened a year earlier in 1846, on the East Coast Main Line, this station was renamed as Inveresk railway station when the 1847 Musselburgh station opened.

Connections between the Musselburgh Branch and other NBR lines in 1855

History

The station was opened by the North British Railway in 1847 on the newly constructed Musselburgh Branch which crossed over the river Esk into the centre of the town.^[3]

The line passed on to the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923 and finally the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

The station was closed to passengers in 1964 and to freight in 1970. Most of the former trackbed has now been converted for road use. The station site is now a car park.

Replacement

A new Musselburgh railway station was opened by British Rail in 1988.^[4] However, unlike the previous station, it was opened on the existing East Coast Main Line on the western outskirts of the town.