The station opened as Burnhouse or Fountainhall on 1 August 1848 by the North British Railway.

[a][b][1] The station was situated on the south side of an unnamed minor road.

[7] The station was still named Fountainhall Junction until April 1959,[1] even though the LNER timetable of 1937 didn't use the 'junction' suffix.

[citation needed] The station was closed to goods on 28 April 1964,[8] with the remaining sidings quickly lifted[citation needed] and was closed to passengers on 6 January 1969 In September 2015, the Waverley Route partially reopened as part of the Borders Railway.

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