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Granton Road railway station served the district of Trinity, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1879 to 1962 on the Leith Branch.
1. History
The station opened on 1 August 1879 by the Caledonian Railway. It closed on 30 April 1962. The platforms survive and the trackbed became a footpath. Dragon's Claw elm, a rare cultivar then known as Weeping Chinese elm and recommended for embankments, was planted above Granton Road railway station in the early 20th century, and survives there (2024).
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