Lamancha railway station

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Lamancha railway station
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The site of the station, looking west towards Dolphinton, in 2000
LocationLamancha, Peeblesshire
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
4 July 1864 (1864-07-04)Opened
1 April 1933 (1933-04-01)Closed

Lamancha railway station served the hamlet of Lamancha, Peeblesshire, Scotland, from 1864 to 1933 on the Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway.

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History

The station opened on 4 July 1864 by the Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway. Opposite was a goods siding with another serving a loading bank and to the south was the station building. The station closed on 1 April 1933 [1] but trains continued to serve RNAD Coalyburn and RNAD Leadburn through the Second World War. Part of the platform and the loading bank remain today. [2] The train station has now become a house.

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 255. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "RAILSCOT - Lamancha". Railscot. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Macbie Hill
Line and station closed
  Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway   Leadburn
Line and station closed

Coordinates: 55°45′42″N3°15′54″W / 55.7617°N 3.2649°W / 55.7617; -3.2649