End of the line

North Leith station was opened in 1846 as the Leith terminus of the Edinburgh, Leith & Granton Railway and was the first railway terminus in Leith. Behind the classical street frontage was a single platform with a covered roof. It was sited to serve the East and West Old Docks, with a goods line crossing Commercial Street, and a swing bridge over the channel between the docks to sidings on the quays.


The station closed to passengers in 1947 and from 1952 until final closure in 1962, was known as Leith Citadel Goods Station.