Oxton railway station

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Oxton
Location Oxton, Scottish Borders
Scotland
Coordinates 55°46′24″N2°47′59″W / 55.7732°N 2.7996°W / 55.7732; -2.7996 Coordinates: 55°46′24″N2°47′59″W / 55.7732°N 2.7996°W / 55.7732; -2.7996
Grid reference NT499536
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company 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

Oxton railway station served the village of Oxton, Scottish Borders, Scotland, from 1901 to 1958 on the Lauder Light Railway.

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History

The station opened on 2 July 1901 by the Lauder Light Railway. It was situated on the south side of Station Road. On the down platform was the station building. There was no goods shed in the goods yard; a grounded train carriage was used to store goods instead. A ground frame was also here. A siding served a cattle dock behind the down platform. A goods shed was built eventually but after the station closed to passengers on 12 September 1932. [1] It still remained open to goods traffic. In March 1954, the station was downgraded to a public delivery siding. It 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. 330. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Disused Stations: Oxton Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Fountainhall
Line and station closed
  Lauder Light Railway   Lauder
Line and station closed