Rosslynlee railway station

Disused railway station in Roslin, Midlothian

55°50′38″N 3°09′44″W / 55.8438°N 3.1623°W / 55.8438; -3.1623Grid referenceNT273617Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyPeebles RailwayPre-groupingNorth British RailwayPost-groupingLNER
British Rail (Scottish Region)Key dates4 July 1855 (1855-07-04)Opened as RoslinJune 1864Name changed to Rosslyn2 September 1872Name changed to Rosslynlee1 January 1917Closed as a wartime economy measure2 June 1919Reopened5 February 1962 (1962-02-05)Closed completely

Rosslynlee railway station served the village of Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland from 1855 to 1962 on the Peebles Railway.

History

The station opened on 4 July 1855 by the Peebles Railway. The station was situated on the north side of an unnamed minor road. The station was originally planned to be named Kirkstall, but it was named Roslin. It was renamed Rosslyn in June 1864 and finally renamed Rosslynlee on 2 September 1872 to avoid confusion with the station of the same name. There was a small goods yard behind the single platform, which consisted of one siding running into a dock. This closed on 3 August 1959 although a private siding remained in use after that. The station was closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 5 February 1962.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Disused Stations: Rosslynlee". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 367. OCLC 931112387.