 The station was still named Fountainhall Junction until April 1959, even though the LNER timetable of 1937 didn't use the 'junction' suffix.The station was closed to passengers on 6 January 1969 and the line closed to goods on 28 April 1964, and the remaining sidings were quickly lifted.In September 2015, the Waverley Route partially reopened as part of the Borders Railway.