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Aberlady railway station

Aberlady railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

Aberlady railway station is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Aberlady railway station served the village of Aberlady in Scotland. It was served by the Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick railway. This line diverged from the East Coast Main Line at Aberlady Junction, east of the current Longniddry station.

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Background

History

Opened on 1 April 1898 by the Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway when they opened the line between Aberlady junction (on the North British Railway between and ) and . The station had one platform on the north side of a passing loop, there were two sidings behind the platform forming a goods yard able to accommodate most types of goods including live stock, it was equipped with a two and a half ton crane. The line and station were absorbed by the North British Railway on 6 August 1900. The Scottish Region continued this use of the buildings, sometimes marketed as Camping Cottages in the 1950s and up to the line closing in 1964. Despite being closed the station had been the location…

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Coordinates
56.0039, -2.8517

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Where is Aberlady railway station?
Aberlady railway station is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.0039°, -2.8517°.