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. Temporary stations were opened in 1848 and 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.

Not to be confused with Edinburgh Waverley railway station or Perth Princes Street railway station.

Edinburgh Princes Street
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian, is the main surviving part of the former station complex
General information
LocationEdinburgh, Edinburgh
Scotland
Platforms7
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
2 May 1870Temporary wooden station opened
1890Partly destroyed by fire & building work on permanent station started
1893Permanent station brought into use
1903Hotel added
6 September 1965Station closed
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