Bowland railway station

Bowland
Station site and Bowland Signalbox seen from a distance in 1962.
General information
Location	Bowland, Scottish Borders Scotland
Coordinates	55°39′06″N2°52′00″W / 55.6518°N 2.8666°W / 55.6518; -2.8666
Grid reference	NT455401
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
4 August 1848 (1848-08-04)	Station opened as Bowland
May 1849	Station name changed to Bowland Bridge
July 1862	Station name changed back to Bowland
7 December 1953	Station closed to passengers
23 March 1964 (1964-03-23)	Station closed to goods traffic
Location

Bowland railway station (Bowland Bridge between May 1849 and July 1862) was a railway station in the village of Bowland, near Galashiels, Scotland. Located on the now closed Waverley Route, it was opened to passengers on 4 August 1848, closing to passengers on 7 December 1953 ^[1] and finally to goods services on 23 March 1964. ^[2] The line itself was closed and lifted in 1969, although the section of it which Bowland was on re-opened in 2015. ^[3]

The station consisted of two platforms with a wooden waiting room on each and a small ticket office next to one of the platforms. A signal box, one siding goods yard and weigh bridge were all found near the site. There are very few remains of the station left, but a building near the sidings is still extant. ^[4]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Stow Line and station open		North British Railway Waverley Route		Galashiels Line and station open

References

1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Bowland Station (Site no. NT44SE 33)" . Retrieved 3 July 2025.
2. "Directory of North British railway stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
3. Border's Railway page on the Transport Scotland website
4. Station description on disused-stations.org.uk