Jedfoot railway station

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Jedfoot
Jedfoot station site geograph-3705891-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of the station, looking north towards Roxburgh, in 2000
Location Jedburgh, Scottish Borders
Scotland
Coordinates 55°30′34″N2°32′18″W / 55.5095°N 2.5383°W / 55.5095; -2.5383 Coordinates: 55°30′34″N2°32′18″W / 55.5095°N 2.5383°W / 55.5095; -2.5383
Grid reference NT661241
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyJedburgh Railway Company
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
17 July 1856 (1856-07-17)Opened as Jedfoot Bridge
1913Name changed to Jedfoot
13 August 1948 (1948-08-13)Closed

Jedfoot railway station served the town of Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1856 to 1948 on the Jedburgh Railway.

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History

The station opened as Jedfoot Bridge on 17 July 1856 by the Jedburgh Railway Company. To the northeast was a goods siding. The station's name was changed to Jedfoot in 1913. It closed on 13 August 1948. [1] The site is now a car park but the platform still remains. [2]

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References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 230
  2. "RAILSCOT - Jedfoot". Railscot. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Nisbet
Line and station closed
  Jedburgh Railway   Jedburgh
Line and station closed