Greenlaw railway station

Greenlaw
An NBR J37 0-6-0 near the site of the station in 1961
General information
Location	Greenlaw, Scottish Borders Scotland
Coordinates	55°42′08″N2°27′55″W / 55.702223°N 2.465208°W / 55.702223; -2.465208
Grid reference	NT708455
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Berwickshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Berwickshire Railway North British Railway [1]
Key dates
16 November 1863 (1863-11-16)	Opened
13 August 1948 (1948-08-13)	Closed for passengers
19 July 1965	closed for goods traffic
Location

Greenlaw railway station served the town of Greenlaw, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1863 to 1948 on the Berwickshire Railway.

History

The station opened on 16 November 1863 by the Berwickshire Railway. The station was situated immediately east of a new road which now bypasses the building and the road overbridge which also survives. The station closed to passengers on 13 August 1948 ^[2] but goods traffic continued until 1965. The station building survives and is a private residence. The platform has been landscaped as a garden. ^[3]

References

1. "Greenlaw Railway Station Photo. Gordon - Marchmont. St. Boswells to Reston. (1)". eBay. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 206. OCLC   931112387.
3. "Greenlaw, Wester Row, Greenlaw Railway Station". Canmore. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Marchmont Line and station closed		Berwickshire Railway		Gordon (NBR) Line and station closed