Haymarket Tunnels [E Entrances]

West Princes St Gardens, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh.

NGR:	NT 24903 73544
WGS84:	55.94904, -3.20409
Length:	922 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Gullane Formation / Drift deposits
Tags:	Tunnel, ManMade
Registry:	second

Two parallel double track railway tunnels, both in active use. Built in 1846, the northern tunnel (992 yds long) is the original of the two. The additional southern tunnel was added during the 1890s and is 1009 yds long.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Given coordinates are for the eastern portal of the northern (original) tunnel that extends to Haymarket Station.

Tunnel paths shown on 1914 OS map. Lengths vary between different references (given lengths from Railway Codes).

Links and Resources:

Railscot: Haymarket Tunnels - Link
Railway Codes - Link
Cadell, H.M. 1895. Notes on the section in the new Haymarket Tunnel. Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society Vol.7. p.119-120. - Link

This entry was last updated: 2025-05-16 19:48:39

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