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Jacob Farr

Historic Edinburgh railway station building that secured new lease of life

Photos have resurfaced showing what was once the Leith Citadel Good Station before it closed in 1947.

The station originally opened on May 10 1846 as part of the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway to serve the north of Leith according to a post on Wikipedia citing the ‘Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh by Gifford, McWilliam and Walker.’

It is understood that it served as a terminus in terms of passenger traffic but operated as a freight-only branch on its west side transporting goods into the busy Leith Docks.

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