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Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
Stations and Major Junctions (north to south)
Stations in bold are still open
Junctions in italics
South Leith
St. LeonardsPortobello (Old)
Niddrie (old)
Niddrie South Junction
NewcraighallFisherrow
Millerhill
Sherriffhall
Glenesk Junction
EskbankDalkeith
Dalhousie

The Edinburgh and Dalkieth Railway received the royal assent on 26 May 1826 as a horse-drawn tramway to the Scotch gauge to link various coal mines to the south east of Edinburgh, opening from July 1831.

Due to the success of the enterprise, the North British Railway had to pay £113,000 for the line, with the sale being completed in October 1845. It was subsequently converted to standard gauge, reopening in July 1847.

Connections to other Lines

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Further information is provided in the article Innocent Railway

The line aquired the name Innocent Railway because of its safety record, despite carrying up to 400,000 passengers per year, no-one was ever killed.


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