Lauder railway station

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Lauder
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An NBR train at the station in 1901
General information
Location Lauder, Berwickshire
Scotland
Coordinates 55°43′26″N2°45′35″W / 55.724°N 2.7598°W / 55.724; -2.7598 Coordinates: 55°43′26″N2°45′35″W / 55.724°N 2.7598°W / 55.724; -2.7598
Grid reference NT523481
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Lauder Light Railway
Pre-grouping Lauder Light Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
2 July 1901 (1901-07-02)Opened
12 September 1932Closed to passengers
1 October 1958 (1958-10-01)Closed to goods

Lauder railway station served the town of Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland, from 1901 to 1958. It was situated on the Lauder Light Railway.

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History

The station was opened on 2 July 1901 by the Lauder Light Railway. It was situated at the end of a short road from the A68. There were no lights leading up to the station on the road, which was an issue for people trying to find it in the dark. Despite this, neither the road nor the station ever had lights installed due to the high cost at the time. Like the preceding station at Oxton there was no signal box, just a ground frame. There was a goods yard to the east which had two sidings. On the east side of this was the goods shed, which was not served by rail. Nearby was a locomotive shed with one road.

The station closed to passengers on 12 September 1932 [1] but stayed open to goods. The locomotive shed was closed and quickly demolished. A food and flour depot with two sheds was built to the west during the Second World War, served by a siding to the north of it. The station closed to goods on 1 October 1958. [2]

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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. 258. OCLC   931112387.
  2. ↑ "Disused Stations: Lauder Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Oxton
Line and station closed		  Lauder Light Railway  Terminus


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