Tynehead railway station

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Tynehead
Site of Tynehead Station 10th June 2015.JPG
Remains of Tynehead station site in 2015, after reinstatement of the railway line
Location Pathhead, Midlothian
Scotland
Coordinates 55°49′18″N2°58′11″W / 55.8218°N 2.9696°W / 55.8218; -2.9696 Coordinates: 55°49′18″N2°58′11″W / 55.8218°N 2.9696°W / 55.8218; -2.9696
Grid reference NT393591
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North British Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
4 August 1848 (1848-08-04)Opened as Tyne Head
March 1874Name changed to Tynehead
6 January 1969 (1969-01-06)Closed

Tynehead railway station served the village of Pathhead, Midlothian, Scotland from 1848 to 1969 on the Waverley Line.

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History

View of the former station platforms during Borders Railway works Tynehead Station - Geograph-3407628-by-Richard-Webb.jpg
View of the former station platforms during Borders Railway works

The station opened on 4 August 1848 by the North British Railway. It was situated south of the B6367. The station's original name was Tyne Head, although this was changed to Tynehead in March 1874. The goods yard consisted of three parallel sidings, one serving a cattle dock and a fourth running diagonally across the yard towards the entrance, where there was a weighbridge and weigh office. Goods services ceased on 28 December 1964; the sidings were quickly lifted soon after. On 27 March 1967 the station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt, although the suffix 'halt' never appeared in any of the timetables. The station was closed to passengers and, due to no goods traffic, completely on 6 January 1969. [1]

In September 2015, the Waverley Route partially reopened as part of the Borders Railway. Although the railway passes through the original Tynehead station, it was not reopened.

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References

  1. "Disused Stations: Tynehead". Disused Stations. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Fushiebridge
Line open, station closed
  North British Railway
Waverley Route
  Heriot
Line open, station closed