Portobello Substation
Portobello Substation is an electrical substation in Edinburgh, Scotland. Portobello Substation is situated nearby to Craigentinny Train Maintenance Centre, as well as near the sports venue The Climbing Hangar.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portobello Library and Portobello Town Hall.
Portobello Library
Library
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Portobello Library is a public library in Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland. The current building in Rosefield Place cost £37,500 and was opened on 11 October 1963 by Lord Provost Duncan M. Portobello Library is situated 1,600 feet east of Portobello Substation.
Portobello Town Hall
Town hall
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Portobello Town Hall is a municipal structure in Portobello High Street, Portobello, Scotland. The building, which is expected to open under community management, is a Category B listed building. Portobello Town Hall is situated 1,900 feet east of Portobello Substation.
Craigentinny Train Maintenance Centre
Craigentinny Train Maintenance Centre is a railway depot in the Craigentinny area of Edinburgh, Scotland. The depot is operated by Hitachi Rail with a depot code of EC. Craigentinny Train Maintenance Centre is situated 880 feet west of Portobello Substation.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountcastle and Portobello.
Mountcastle
Suburb
Mountcastle is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is east of the city centre and lies to the north-west of the neighbouring area of Portobello. Mountcastle is primarily a residential area, with many early-mid 20th century houses.
Portobello
Suburb
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Portobello is a coastal suburb of Edinburgh in eastern central Scotland. It lies 3 miles east of the city centre, facing the Firth of Forth, between the suburbs of Joppa and Craigentinny.
Northfield
Suburb
Northfield is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies east of the city centre and west of Portobello. The area was laid out at low densities as local authority housing but the city employed private architects for its design - Reginald Fairlie and Reid and Forbes.
Portobello Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95332° or 55° 57′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.12454° or 3° 7′ 28″ westOperator
SP Energy NetworksOpen location code
9C7RXV3G+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 32342648
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