After the ESSJR was incorporated into the North British Railway on 1 March 1885, the station was renamed Morningside Road in October 1886.[1]
Morningside Road station closed in 1962, when passenger rail services were withdrawn from the Edinburgh Suburban line, although the line itself was retained for rail freight use. The route continues to be used for freight services to this day, and occasionally diverted passenger trains also pass through Morningside. Currently (2022) Avanti West Coast use the line for some empty coaching stock moves between Edinburgh and Glasgow and CrossCountry have a daily passenger train from Glasgow to Edinburgh.
The station was located by Morningside Road, where the road bridge crosses the suburban line, and was accessed via a gate on the west side of the road, opposite the Morningside Clock.
Today the station building has been converted for commercial use. The outer circle platform was removed to allow Mark 3 coaching stock to operate on the line. ScotRail has an advertising hoarding on the bridge next to the clock, where its displays posters advertising passenger rail services. The iron footbridge from the former station still stands to this day, connecting Maxwell Street to Balcarres Street.[2]
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A local advocacy group, the Capital Rail Action Group (CRAG), is running a campaign for the SSJR line to be re-opened to passenger services, and proposes that it should be operated either as a commuter rail service or as a light rail system to form an extension of the forthcoming Edinburgh Tram Network.[3] Following a petition submitted to the Scottish Parliament in 2007, the proposal was rejected in 2009 by transport planners due to anticipated cost.[4]
morningside, road, railway, station, former, railway, station, morningside, area, edinburgh, scotland, opened, edinburgh, suburban, southside, junction, railway, essjr, december, 1884, morningside, station, morningside, roadthe, former, morningside, road, stat. Morningside Road railway station is a former railway station in the Morningside area of Edinburgh Scotland It was opened by the Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway ESSJR on 1 December 1884 as Morningside Station Morningside RoadThe former Morningside Road StationGeneral informationLocationMorningside City of EdinburghScotlandCoordinates55 55 32 N 3 12 37 W 55 9255 N 3 2104 W 55 9255 3 2104Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyEdinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction RailwayPre groupingNorth British RailwayPost groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates1 December 1884Opened as Morningside1886Name changed to Morningside Road10 September 1962Station closed to passengersLocationMorningside RoadLocation within the City of Edinburgh council area Railway advertising on the bridge over the tracksAfter the ESSJR was incorporated into the North British Railway on 1 March 1885 the station was renamed Morningside Road in October 1886 1 Morningside Road station closed in 1962 when passenger rail services were withdrawn from the Edinburgh Suburban line although the line itself was retained for rail freight use The route continues to be used for freight services to this day and occasionally diverted passenger trains also pass through Morningside Currently 2022 Avanti West Coast use the line for some empty coaching stock moves between Edinburgh and Glasgow and CrossCountry have a daily passenger train from Glasgow to Edinburgh Contents 1 Location 2 Future 3 References 4 External linksLocation edit nbsp The old station footbridgeThe station was located by Morningside Road where the road bridge crosses the suburban line and was accessed via a gate on the west side of the road opposite the Morningside Clock Today the station building has been converted for commercial use The outer circle platform was removed to allow Mark 3 coaching stock to operate on the line ScotRail has an advertising hoarding on the bridge next to the clock where its displays posters advertising passenger rail services The iron footbridge from the former station still stands to this day connecting Maxwell Street to Balcarres Street 2 Future editA local advocacy group the Capital Rail Action Group CRAG is running a campaign for the SSJR line to be re opened to passenger services and proposes that it should be operated either as a commuter rail service or as a light rail system to form an extension of the forthcoming Edinburgh Tram Network 3 Following a petition submitted to the Scottish Parliament in 2007 the proposal was rejected in 2009 by transport planners due to anticipated cost 4 References edit Edinburgh Morningside Road Station Scotland s Places Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland National Archives of Scotland Retrieved 10 January 2010 Edinburgh Morningside footbridge Scottish Ironwork Foundation Archived from the original on 19 July 2011 Retrieved 10 January 2010 Reopening the South Sub PDF Transform Scotland March 2007 Archived from the original PDF on 11 August 2011 Retrieved 8 January 2010 Public Petitions Committee Official Report Scottish Parliament 27 January 2009 Archived from the original on 5 June 2011 Retrieved 8 January 2010 vteEdinburgh Suburbanand Southside Junction RailwayLegend nbsp nbsp nbsp East Coast Main LinePortobello NBR nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Portobello East JunctionBrunstane nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Niddrie South Junction nbsp nbsp nbsp NewcraighallNorth British Railwayto Leith nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp East Coast Main Line nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Waverley Route Borders Railway nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Innocent Railway nbsp nbsp Duddingston amp CraigmillarEdinburgh Waverley nbsp nbsp Newington nbsp nbsp Blackford Hill nbsp nbsp Morningside RoadHaymarket nbsp nbsp CraiglockhartHaymarketEast Junction nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Myreside Aqueduct Union Canal nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Gorgie East nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Craiglockhart Junction nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Slateford JunctionEdinburgh andGlasgow Railway nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Caledonian Main LineExternal links editPreceding station Historical railways Following stationBlackford HillLine open station closed North British RailwayEdinburgh Suburban Line CraiglockhartLine open station closed nbsp This article about a railway station in the Edinburgh council area of Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Morningside Road railway station amp oldid 1171628690, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
