Construction of The Princes Street Terminus
The 1870 temporary Princes Street station was rebuilt, between 1890 and 1893 to become a grand station with seven platforms and an 850 ft long bayed roof.
The Caledonian Hotel, a grand railway hotel, was eventually built above the main entrance of the station and opened, after some construction delays, in 1903. It was built in red sandstone.
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