Abbotsford Ferry railway station

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Abbotsford Ferry
Abbotsford Ferry station site geograph-3222680-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Location of the former station (1991)
Location Melrose, Scottish Borders
Scotland
Grid reference NT497334
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Selkirk and Galashiels Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
5 April 1856Station opened
5 January 1931Station closed

Abbotsford Ferry railway station was a small railway station on the branch line from Galashiels to Selkirk railway station at Selkirk in the Scottish county of Selkirkshire. [1]

Contents

The station was near Abbotsford House, formerly the residence of historical novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott.

See also

Footnotes

  1. "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.

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References

Sources

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Galashiels
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Selkirk and Galashiels Railway
  Lindean
Line and station closed

Coordinates: 55°35′29″N2°47′59″W / 55.59133°N 2.79984°W / 55.59133; -2.79984