Fushiebridge railway station

Fushiebridge
Location	Fushiebridge, Gorebridge Scotland
Coordinates	55°49′55″N 3°02′07″W / 55.8319°N 3.0354°W / 55.8319; -3.0354Coordinates: 55°49′55″N 3°02′07″W / 55.8319°N 3.0354°W / 55.8319; -3.0354
Grid reference	NT352603
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
12 July 1847 (1847-07-12)	Opened
4 October 1943	Closed to passengers
1 January 1959 (1959-01-01)	Closed completely

Fushiebridge railway station served the area of Fushiebridge, Gorebridge, from 1847 to 1959 on the Waverley Route.

History[]

The station opened on 12 July 1847, by the North British Railway. The station was situated to the north of an unnamed minor road. There was a goods yard to the south of the station and two private sidings, one to the west over a river and one to two of the Vogrie group of collieries with a steep loco-worked incline.^[1] The colliery was near , as well as a newer signal box and the northern sidings.^[2] The station closed in 1943 to passengers but was used for railway staff until 1959.^[3]

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

Rail accident[]

A fatal accident happened on 10 January 1937 when a shunter driver, William Patrick Egan, was killed during a shunter operation. He was stuck between the engine and the wagon buffers. He was only 36 years old when he died.^[1]

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