Leadburn railway station

Leadburn
Station site, 2005
General information
Location	Leadburn, Midlothian Scotland
Coordinates	55°47′12″N3°13′13″W / 55.7868°N 3.2204°W / 55.7868; -3.2204
Grid reference	NT235555
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Peebles Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
4 July 1855 (1855-07-04)	Opened
7 March 1955	Closed to passengers
5 February 1962 (1962-02-05)	Closed completely
Location

Leadburn railway station served the hamlet of Leadburn, Midlothian, Scotland from 1855 to 1962 on the Peebles Railway.

History

The station opened on 4 July 1855 by the Peebles Railway. The station was situated on the south side of the A6094 east of its junction with A701 and A703. There was a siding running behind the up platform but the goods yard was on the north side of the down platform and consisted of two sidings, both of which served a small goods dock. After the Dolphinton branch closed in April 1933, the lines used in the bay platforms were converted into two additional goods sidings. The station closed to passengers on 7 March 1955 ^[1] and remained open to goods traffic until the closure of the line on 5 February 1962. ^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 259. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Disused Stations: Leadburn". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Pomathorn Halt Line and station closed		North British Railway Peebles Railway		Earlyvale Gate Line and station closed