Burnmouth railway station

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Burnmouth
Burnmouth Station site of 1950591 2ba2f43b.jpg
The site of the station, looking north towards Edinburgh, in 1970
General information
Location Burnmouth, Ayton
Scotland
Coordinates 55°50′34″N2°04′32″W / 55.8429°N 2.0755°W / 55.8429; -2.0755 Coordinates: 55°50′34″N2°04′32″W / 55.8429°N 2.0755°W / 55.8429; -2.0755
Grid reference NT953610
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North British Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
July 1848Opened
5 February 1962 (1962-02-05)Closed

Burnmouth railway station served the village of Burnmouth, Ayton, Scotland from 1848 to 1962 on the East Coast Main Line.

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History

There is some confusion about when the station opened. The North British Railway opened the line between Berwick and Edinburgh Waverley on 22 June 1846 but Burnmouth station was not mentioned in the early timetables, first appearing in Bradshaw in July 1848. [1] [2] Quick (2022) does note that the station was mentioned in a company timetable, effective from 17 February 1847, as a stop for the Wednesdays only Edinburgh cattle market goods train, which also carried passengers. [2]

The original building for the station was a one-storey building on a T-plan, but it is now a private residence. [3]

The station became a junction on 13 April 1891 when the Eyemouth Railway was opened, providing a branch line connection to Eyemouth. [4]

The station was host to a LNER camping coach in 1939. [5]

The branch to Eyemouth closed on 5 February 1962 and Burnmouth station closed completely at the same time. [2] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 407. ISBN   978-1-78803-768-6.
  2. 1 2 3 Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. pp. 110 & 520.
  3. ↑ "Burnmouth Station - Canmore". Canmore. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. ↑ John Thomas, The North British Railway, volume 2, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1975, ISBN   0 7153 6699 8
  5. ↑ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 11. ISBN   1-870119-48-7.
  6. ↑ Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. p. 19 (ref 0920). ISBN   0-9477-9618-5.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Line and station open		  North British Railway
East Coast Main Line 		  Ayton
Line open, station closed
Terminus  North British Railway
Eyemouth Railway 		  Eyemouth
Line and station closed
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