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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Lee Dalgetty

The largely forgotten Edinburgh railway station that's been abandoned for years

Once connecting the shoreline of Leith with Edinburgh’s city centre, the South Leith Harbour line was first opened in the 1830s.

The largely forgotten station was key in the expansion and development of Leith and its docks, terminating on the shoreline close to a number of factories.

In footage uploaded to YouTube by Echo Delta, we see the South Leith station along with the unused railway lines that once ran through the area.

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