Craigleith railway station served the area of Craigleith, in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 1879 until its closure in 1962. It was located on the Leith Branch and the Barnton Branch.
History The station was opened on 1 August 1879 by the Caledonian Railway and featured two goods sidings to the east, one of which served Craigleith Quarry. The station's name was changed to Craigleith for Blackhall on 1 July 1922. The station was ultimately closed on 30 April 1962.Quick, M.E. Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 132
The site today The platforms remain extant and the trackbed through the disused station forms part of a rail trail, the Roseburn Path. In 2025, the path was announced as the preferred route for a new Edinburgh Trams line between Granton in the north of the city and the Royal Infirmary in the south-east.
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