Greenlaw railway station

Disused railway station in Greenlaw, Scottish Borders

55°42′08″N 2°27′55″W / 55.702223°N 2.465208°W / 55.702223; -2.465208Grid referenceNT708455Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBerwickshire RailwayPre-groupingBerwickshire Railway North British Railway[1]Key dates16 November 1863 (1863-11-16)Opened13 August 1948 (1948-08-13)Closed for passengers19 July 1965closed for goods traffic

Greenlaw railway station served the town of Greenlaw, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1863 to 1948 on the Berwickshire Railway.

History

The station opened on 16 November 1863 by the Berwickshire Railway. The station was situated immediately east of a new road which now bypasses the building and the road overbridge which also survives. The station closed to passengers on 13 August 1948[2] but goods traffic continued until 1965. The station building survives and is a private residence. The platform has been landscaped as a garden.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Greenlaw Railway Station Photo. Gordon - Marchmont. St. Boswells to Reston. (1)". eBay. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 206. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ "Greenlaw, Wester Row, Greenlaw Railway Station". Canmore. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Marchmont
Line and station closed 		  Berwickshire Railway   Gordon (NBR)
Line and station closed


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