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Pinkhill railway station

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Pinkhill Station from the west (geograph 4345096)
Pinkhill Station from the west (geograph 4345096)

Pinkhill railway station was a railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland. It served Edinburgh Zoo, east Corstorphine and Murrayfield. Services were provided by trains on the Corstorphine Branch of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.

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Pinkhill railway station
Corstorphine Branch Railway Route, City of Edinburgh Balgreen

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N 55.9417 ° E -3.2643 °
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Corstorphine Branch Railway Route

Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
EH12 5YS City of Edinburgh, Balgreen
Scotland, United Kingdom
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Pinkhill Station from the west (geograph 4345096)
Pinkhill Station from the west (geograph 4345096)
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