Edinburgh Princes Street Railway Station
Princes Street Station was a mainline railway station which stood at the west end of Princes Street, in Edinburgh, Scotland, for almost 100 years. A temporary station was opened in 1870, with construction of the main station commencing in the 1890s. The station was closed completely in 1965 and largely demolished in 1969-70. Only its hotel remains, but it is no longer in railway ownership.
Read more about Edinburgh Princes Street Railway Station: The Caledonian Railway, Construction of The Princes Street Terminus, Mainline and Suburban Services, Closure
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