Duns railway station

Duns
The site of Duns station in 1997
General information
Location	Duns, Scottish Borders Scotland
Coordinates	55°46′18″N2°20′20″W / 55.7717°N 2.339°W / 55.7717; -2.339
Grid reference	NT788532
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
13 August 1849 (1849-08-13)	Opened as Dunse
May 1883	Renamed Duns
10 September 1951	Closed for passengers [1]
7 November 1966 (1966-11-07)	Closed for freight
Location

Duns railway station served the town of Duns, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1849 to 1951 on the Berwickshire Railway.

History

The station opened on 13 August 1849 as Dunse station by the North British Railway. ^[2] The name was changed to Duns in May 1883. The building on the up platform shared a building with the wooden goods shed. The St Boswells-Duns portion of the line closed due to flooding on 13 August 1948. The station was closed for passengers on 10 September 1951. ^[3]

References

1. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 90
2. "Historical Reston". Rail Action Group East of Scotland. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
3. "Duns Station - Canmore". Canmore. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Crumstane Line and station closed		North British Railway Berwickshire Railway		Marchmont Line and station closed