12 amazing photos of Edinburgh Princes Street Station, including visits by Laurel & Hardy and Queen Elizabeth
Originally built in the 1870s, Edinburgh’s Princes Street Station was one of Scotland’s largest and most impressive railway terminals.
In the age of steam, it was the gateway to Scotland’s capital from the west, occupying a vast stretch of the city centre and welcoming countless numbers of rail travellers.
The curtain call arrived on 9 September 1965 and the grand station was demolished within five years.
Take a look through our picture gallery to see Edinburgh Princes Street Station in its heyday.
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Princes Street Station was a railway station which stood at the west end of Princes Street in Edinburgh.
Photo: Third Party
2. A grand interior
The interior of Princes Street Station showing a platform entrance and the ornate refreshments bar in 1963.
Photo: TSPL
3. Laurel & Hardy
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (Laurel and Hardy) at the Caledonian railway station in Edinburgh 13/4/1954.
Photo: TSPL
4. By Royal Appointment
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh leave Princes Street Station for Lanarkshire.
Photo: TSPL