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Parts of the station platforms still exist although they are overgrown with weeds. The station buildings on Leith Walk were demolished in the 1970s. The railway line through the station was used to carry waste from Powderhall Waste Transfer Station to a
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the station was closed as an economy measure between 1 January 1917 and 31 January 1919. The station closed to passengers on 31 March 1930. It is likely that this was due to competition from
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as the tram journey from the city centre to Leith Walk was quicker than travelling by train. Passenger trains continued to serve other stations on the line until 1947.
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Leith
City of Edinburgh
55°57′44″N 3°10′49″W / 55.9621°N 3.1802°W / 55.9621; -3.1802
North British Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
Leith Walk is located in the City of Edinburgh council area
City of Edinburgh council area
Leith Walk
Gallow Lee
World War I
Edinburgh Corporation Tramways
landfill
East Lothian
"The Story of Leith - XXVI. Cromwell's Ironsides in Leith"
"The Times : Journal of the Australian Association of Time Table Collectors"
"Proposal to redevelop at the former Powderhall Waste Transfer Station - City of Edinburgh Council - Citizen Space"
Easter Road
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