- Meadowbank Stadium railway station
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Meadowbank Stadium Location Place Edinburgh Area Edinburgh Operations Original company British Rail Platforms 1 History 1986 Station opened 1998 Station closed Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–ZMeadowbank Stadium railway station was opened in 1986 next to Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh to allow spectators to travel to the 1986 Commonwealth Games that were being held at the stadium. A shuttle service ran from Edinburgh Waverley.
The station continued to be used for occasional events until 1998, when it closed. The railway line is still extant (August 2009), although the tracks nearest to the platform have been lifted. The platform and ramp are still there, but all fixtures and fittings have been removed and the station is now almost completely overgrown. The line linking it directly to Waverley via Abbeyhill has also been lifted, although trains can still access it by reversing at Piershill Junction.
External links
- http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/images/location.php?loc=Meadowbank%20Stadium
- http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Edinburgh_Leith_and_Newhaven_Railway/frame.htm
- http://www.jim.nisbet.dsl.pipex.com/rail/feature/abbeyhill/abbeyhill_index.htm
Coordinates: 55°57′28″N 3°09′27″W / 55.95790°N 3.15740°W
Special purpose UK railway stations Current stations Former stations Ashton Gate · Boothferry Park Halt · Kempton Park · Meadowbank Stadium · Ramsline Halt · Rowntree Halt · Sinfin Central · Sinfin North · Watford Stadium HaltCategories:- Disused railway stations in Edinburgh
- Railway stations opened by British Rail
- Railway stations opened in 1986
- Railway stations closed in 1998
- Scotland railway station stubs
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