Gorgie East railway station

Gorgie East Railway Station (named Gorgie Station until 1952) was a railway station on the Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was opened on 1 December 1884 and served the Gorgie area of Edinburgh.

Gorgie East
General information
LocationGorgie, City of Edinburgh
Scotland
Coordinates55.9338°N 3.2369°W / 55.9338; -3.2369
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEdinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 December 1884Opened as Gorgie station
1952Renamed Gorgie East station
10 September 1962Station closed to passengers
21 May 1969Station re-opened for one day for a military event
Location
Gorgie East is located in the City of Edinburgh council area
Gorgie East
Gorgie East
Location within the City of Edinburgh council area

Gorgie East station closed in 1962, when passenger rail services were withdrawn from the Edinburgh Suburban line. There is now no trace of the station but the route continues to be used for freight services to this day, so freight trains avoid Edinburgh's main stations of Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket, and occasionally diverted passenger trains also pass along this line. It was re-opened for one day on 21 May 1969 when a contingent of the Household Cavalry arrived by special trains, using the station.[1]

A 1905 Railway Clearing House diagram of Edinburgh railways, with the SSJR (in blue along the bottom)

Future

A local campaigning 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.[2] Following a petition submitted to the Scottish Parliament in 2007, the proposal was rejected in 2009 by transport planners due to anticipated cost.[3]

References
  1. A., Maclean, A. (2006). The Edinburgh suburban and South Side Junction railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-645-0. OCLC 76797541.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Reopening the South Sub" (PDF). Transform Scotland. March 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  3. "Public Petitions Committee Official Report". Scottish Parliament. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Craiglockhart
Line open, station closed		   North British Railway
Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway		   Haymarket
Line open, station closed


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