Abbotsford Ferry railway station

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Abbotsford Ferry
Abbotsford Ferry station site geograph-3222680-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Location of the former station (1991)
LocationMelrose, Scottish Borders
Scotland
Grid referenceNT497334
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySelkirk and Galashiels Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
5 April 1856Station opened
5 January 1931Station closed

Abbotsford Ferry railway station was a small railway station on the branch line from Galashiels to at Selkirk in the Scottish county of Selkirkshire.[1]

The station was near Abbotsford House, formerly the residence of historical novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott.

See also[]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.

References[]

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Galashiels
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Selkirk and Galashiels Railway
 
Line and station closed

Coordinates: 55°35′29″N 2°47′59″W / 55.59133°N 2.79984°W / 55.59133; -2.79984


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