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{{about||the former Portobello station in Wolverhampton|Portobello railway station (Wolverhampton)|the former North British Railway Portobello station in Edinburgh|Portobello railway station (NBR)}}
{{short description|Railway station in City of Edinburgh, Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name                = Portobello
| status              = Disused
| image               =
| borough             = [[Portobello, Edinburgh|Portobello]], [[City of Edinburgh (council area)|City of Edinburgh]]
| country             = Scotland
| coordinates         = {{coord|55.949|-3.118|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Edinburgh
| map_caption = Location within the [[City of Edinburgh council area]]
| grid_name           = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position       = {{gbmapscaled|NT302734|25|NT302734}}
| platforms           = 2
| original            = [[Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway]]
| years               = July 1832
| events              = Opened<ref name="Butt189">Butt (1995), page 189</ref>
| years1              = 1846
| events1             = Closed<ref name="Butt189"/>
}}
The [[Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway]] opened '''Portobello railway station''' in July 1832.<ref name="Butt189"/> It remained in use until 1846 when a replacement station was opened nearby on the [[North British Railway|NBR Main Line]].<ref name="Butt189"/>
==History==
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[[File:Edinburgh- Granton- Haymarket & Leith RJD 27.jpg|thumb|left|270px|A 1905 [[Railway Clearing House]] diagram of Edinburgh railways, with the SSJR (in blue along the bottom)]]
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{{Historical Rail Start}}
{{rail line
|previous = {{Stnlnk|South Leith}}
|next     = {{Stnlnk|Joppa (E&DR)}}
|route    = [[Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway]]<br /><small>[[North British Railway]]</small>
|col      = {{NBR colour}} |lightcol={{NBR light}} }}
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==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
* {{Awdry-RailCo}}
* {{Butt-Stations}}
* {{Jowett-Atlas}}
{{Transport in Edinburgh}}
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[[Category:Disused railway stations in Edinburgh]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1832]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1846]]
[[Category:Former North British Railway stations]]
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