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Lauder railway station served the town of Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland, from 1901 to 1958 on the Lauder Light Railway.
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References
- ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 258. OCLC 931112387.
- ↑ "Disused Stations: Lasswade". Disused Stations. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
