Kelso railway station

For the Amtrak station, see Kelso Multimodal Transportation Center.

Kelso
General information
Location	Kelso, Scottish Borders Scotland
Coordinates	55°35′27″N2°25′43″W / 55.5909°N 2.4285°W / 55.5909; -2.4285
Grid reference	NT730331
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
27 January 1851 (1851-01-27)	Opened
15 June 1964 (1964-06-15)	Closed for passengers
30 March 1968	closed for freight
Location

Kelso railway station served the town of Kelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1851 to 1964 on the Kelso Line.

History

The station opened on 27 January 1851 ^[1] by the North British Railway. Nearby were sidings with a goods and engine shed. The station closed to passengers on 15 June 1964. ^[2] The last freight train ran on 29 March 1968.

References

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

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Wallace Nick Line and station closed		North British Railway Kelso Line		Sprouston Line and station closed