Broomieknowe railway station

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Broomieknowe
Broomieknowe Station (remains) - geograph.org.uk - 1923690.jpg
Remains of the station site, 1962
Location Bonnyrigg, Midlothian
Scotland
Coordinates 55°52′42″N3°06′24″W / 55.8782°N 3.1068°W / 55.8782; -3.1068 Coordinates: 55°52′42″N3°06′24″W / 55.8782°N 3.1068°W / 55.8782; -3.1068
Grid reference NT308655
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Esk Valley Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
15 April 1867 (1867-04-15)Opened as Bonnyrigg
1 August 1868Name changed to Broomieknowe
1 January 1917Closed to passengers as a wartime economy measure
1 April 1919Reopened
10 September 1951 (1951-09-10)Closed

Broomieknowe railway station served the town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland from 1867 to 1951 on the Esk Valley Railway.

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History

The station opened on 15 April 1867 by the Esk Valley Railway. The station was situated at the end of Leyden Park in front of the Bonnyrigg Health Centre. The station was originally called Bonnyrigg but the name was changed to Broomieknowe on 1 August 1868. The station was closed as a wartime economy measure and lost its passenger service from 1 January 1917. The closure was only temporary unlike other stations and reopened on 1 April 1919. The station never had any goods facilities and closed on 10 September 1951. [1] [2]

The station site has now been replaced by a Health Centre. [3]

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 100. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Disused Stations: Broomieknowe". Disused Stations. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/broomieknowe/ [ bare URL ]
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Eskbank
Line closed, station open
  North British Railway
Esk Valley Railway
  Lasswade
Line and station closed