Earlston railway station

Earlston railway station, in the Scottish Borders village of Earlston, was a station on the now disused Berwickshire Railway.There were two platforms (the location served as a passing loop) and two sidings, cattle dock and goods shed. The station closed to passenger traffic in 1948, and the last freight service operated on Friday 16 July 1965. The station closed completely, along with the line, on Monday 19 July 1965.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Gordon (NBR)
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Berwickshire Railway
  St. Boswells
Line and station closed

Earlston
Site of the station in 1991
LocationScotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBerwickshire Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Key dates
16 November 1863Opened
13 August 1948Closed for passengers[1]
19 July 1965closed for freight

See also

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens


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