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The Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway was a railway company that built an east-west railway (known as the Edinburgh Suburban Line or more familiarly the Sub) on the southern margin of Edinburgh, Scotland, primarily to facilitate the operation of heavy goods and mineral traffic across the city. The line opened in 1884.
The Shotts Line is a suburban railway line in Scotland linking Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts.It is one of the four rail links between the two cities.. Between Glasgow Central and Uddingston, the line is shared with the West Coast Main Line (WCML), before branching off towards Bellshill, rejoining the Edinburgh branch of the WCML at Midcalder Junction.
The Edinburgh Suburban Railway passing under Duddingston Road West. Duddingston & Craigmillar Railway Station was a railway station in Scotland on the Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway. It served the Duddingston and Craigmillar areas of Edinburgh's south side. It was opened on 1 December 1884.
The Caledonian Railway lines to Edinburgh started with the main line that reached Edinburgh in 1848 as part of its route connecting the city with Glasgow and Carlisle. The potential of the docks at Granton and Leith led to branch line extensions, and residential development encouraged branch lines in what became the suburbs of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh itself has a small suburban rail network (the backbone of which is the Edinburgh Crossrail). The network started in 2002 and runs in an east-west axis across the city, linking the stations of Edinburgh Park in the west with Haymarket , Waverley (in the city centre) and Brunstane and Newcraighall , to the east.
South Gyle railway station is a railway station serving South Gyle in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. The station was opened on 9 May 1985 by ScotRail alongside new housing in the area, and is located on the Fife Circle Line , 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (7.2 km) west of Edinburgh Waverley .
Curriehill railway station is located in Currie, a southwestern suburb of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, not far from the main campus of Heriot-Watt University. It lies on the Shotts Line , which runs from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley by way of Shotts .
Morningside Road railway station is a former railway station in the Morningside area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Originally named Morningside Station, it was opened by the Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway (ESSJR) in 1884 and closed to passengers in 1962. The station buildings still remain, and the railway track is still in use.