St. Boswells railway station

St. Boswells
St. Boswells
	A Rail Tour train at St Boswells station in 1961
General information
Location	Newtown St Boswells, Scottish Borders ; Scotland
Coordinates	55°34′38″N2°40′21″W / 55.5772°N 2.6724°W
Grid reference	NT577317
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER ; British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 November 1849	Station opened as Newtown Junction
January 1853	Station name changed to New Town St Boswells
1 March 1865	Station name changed to St Boswells
6 January 1969	Station closed to passengers
28 April 1969	Station closed completely

Last updated December 01, 2023

St Boswells railway station was a railway station that served the villages of Newtown St Boswells and St Boswells,^[1] Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1849 to 1969 on the Waverley Route. Although named after the larger village of St Boswells, the station was situated in Newtown St Boswells, located 1 mile (1.6 km) to the northeast.

History

The station opened on 1 November 1849 as Newtown Junction by the North British Railway. The station was situated on both sides of the B6398. The name changed to New Town St Boswells in January 1853 and to St Boswells on 1 March 1865. The goods yard was north of the station and had three sidings, one of which passed through a timber goods shed. The yard was later extended to the east with further sidings that served the Southern Central Market. The goods shed closed in November 1959. The station was closed to passengers on 6 January 1969 but remained open for goods traffic until 28 April 1969.^[1]

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References

1 2 "Disused Stations: St Boswells". Disused Stations. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

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Preceding station		Following station
Newstead (Borders) Line and station closed	North British Railway Waverley Route	Charlesfield Halt Line and station closed
Earlston Line and station closed	North British Railway Berwickshire Railway	Terminus
Terminus	North British Railway Kelso Line	Maxton Line and station closed

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