Innerleithen railway station

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Innerleithen
Disused Railway near Innerleithen - geograph.org.uk - 260409.jpg
The site of the station in 2006
Location Innerleithen, Scottish Borders
Scotland
Coordinates 55°36′57″N3°03′45″W / 55.6157°N 3.0625°W / 55.6157; -3.0625 Coordinates: 55°36′57″N3°03′45″W / 55.6157°N 3.0625°W / 55.6157; -3.0625
Grid reference NT331363
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Peebles Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 October 1864 (1864-10-01)Opened
5 February 1962 (1962-02-05)Closed

Innerleithen railway station served the town of Innerleithen, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1864 to 1962 on the Peebles Railway.

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History

The station opened on 1 October 1864 by the Peebles Railway. The station was situated on the east side of Traquair Road on the B709. This station was the terminus for two years until the line was extended to Galashiels on 18 June 1866. The moderate sized goods yard consisted of four sidings and a loop giving access from both directions. One of the sidings passed a cattle dock and ran into a brick-built good shed. There were pens in the northwest corner of the yard. There were three further short sidings on the down side of the line. The station initially had one platform, but a second was built in the early 19th century. Some changes were made to the goods yard, including the loop being removed and relaid as a siding running behind the up platform and access was only from the east. Waverley Mills was provided with a private siding from the goods yard. The station was closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 5 February 1962. [1] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Disused Stations: Innerleithen". Disused Stations. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 240. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Cardrona
Line and station closed		  North British Railway
Peebles Railway 		  Walkerburn
Line and station closed


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