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References
- ↑ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 232
- ↑ "Kelso, Station Road, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
