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Crossgatehall Halt railway station

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Crossgatehall Halt
General information
LocationCrossgatehall, East Lothian
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1913 (1913-08-01)Opened
1 January 1917Temporarily closed
1 February 1919Reopened
22 September 1930 (1930-09-22)Closed

Crossgatehall Halt railway station served the Dalkeith Colliery pits in the hamlet of Crossgatehall, East Lothian, Scotland, from 1913 to 1930 on the Macmerry Branch.

History

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The station was opened on 1 August 1913 by the North British Railway. Opposite the platform was Dalkeith Colliery signal box, which opened a year before the station. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 February 1919, before closing permanently on 22 September 1930.[1] The railway cottage to the north survives, although in a heavily modified state.

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 142. OCLC 931112387.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ormiston
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Macmerry Branch
  Smeaton
Line and station closed