Esk Bridge Railway Station
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Esk Bridge railway station served the settlement of Esk Bridge,
Midlothian Midlothian (; gd, Meadhan Lodainn) is a historic county, registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east-central Lowlands, bordering the City of Edinburgh, ...
, Scotland from 1874 to 1930 on the Penicuik Railway.


History

The station opened on 1 July 1874 by the Penicuik Railway. The station was situated south of Harpers Brae. The station was originally called Esk Bridge, but it was later changed to Eskbridge. There were no goods facilities and no sidings served Esk Mills. During the First World War the station closed on 1 January 1917 as a wartime economy measure but reopened on 2 June 1919, before closing permanently on 22 September 1930.


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Disused railway stations in Midlothian Former North British Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1874 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1919 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1930 1874 establishments in Scotland 1930 disestablishments in Scotland Penicuik {{Scotland-railstation-stub