Joppa railway station, E&DR

Joppa
Joppa
General information
Location	Joppa, Edinburgh; Scotland
Coordinates	55.9442°N 3.1018°W
Grid reference	NT312729
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Key dates
16 July 1847	Opened
16 May 1859	Closed

Joppa railway station served the suburb of Joppa, Edinburgh, Scotland, from 1847 to 1859 on the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway.

History

The station was opened on 16 July 1847 by the North British Railway, although it didn't appear in any publications until Topham's Patented Railway Timetables in May 1848. It closed on 16 May 1859,[1] being replaced by Joppa on the North British Railway main line.[2]

References

Lindsay, David (2009). North British Railway Register of Station Routes and Lines. Edinburgh: North British Railway Study Group. p. 9.
Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 243. OCLC 931112387.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Portobello (E&DR) Line and station closed		North British Railway Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway		Niddrie Line open, station closed

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[NBRSG-1] Lindsay, David (2009). North British Railway Register of Station Routes and Lines. Edinburgh: North British Railway Study Group. p. 9.

[2] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 243. OCLC 931112387.