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

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. The railway cottage to the north survives, although in a heavily modified state.

Crossgatehall Halt railway station

References

Disused railway stations in East Lothian

Former North British Railway stations

Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1913

Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917

Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1919

Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1930

1913 establishments in Scotland

1930 disestablishments in Scotland

Crossgatehall Halt railway station