Grantshouse railway station

Grantshouse
Grantshouse
	The site of the station, looking west, in 1997
General information
Location	Grantshouse, Berwickshire ; Scotland
Coordinates	55°52′57″N2°18′25″W / 55.8824°N 2.307°W
Grid reference	NT808655
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
22 June 1846	Opened as Grant's House
1915	Name changed to Grantshouse
4 May 1964	Closed to passengers
28 December 1964	Closed to goods

Last updated December 11, 2024

Grantshouse railway station served the village of Grantshouse, Berwickshire, Scotland from 1846 to 1964 on the East Coast Main Line.

History

The station was opened as Grant's House on 22 June 1846 by the North British Railway. The goods yard was to the west and had a goods shed. The station's name was changed to Grantshouse in 1915. The signal box opened in 1918. The station closed to passengers on 4 May 1964^[2] and closed to goods on 28 December 1964.^[3]

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References

↑ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 56
↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 193. OCLC 931112387.
↑ "Site of former Grantshouse station, East... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Reston Line open, station open (resited)		North British Railway East Coast Main Line		Cockburnspath Line open, station closed

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[1] Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 56

[2] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 193. OCLC 931112387.

[GrantshouseStationInfo-3] "Site of former Grantshouse station, East... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

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