Grantshouse railway station
Grantshouse | |
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Location | Grantshouse, Berwickshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°52′57″N 2°18′25″W / 55.8824°N 2.307°WCoordinates: 55°52′57″N 2°18′25″W / 55.8824°N 2.307°W |
Grid reference | NT808655 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North British Railway |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER |
Key dates | |
22 June 1846 | Opened as Grant's House |
1915 | Name changed to Grantshouse |
4 May 1964[1] | Closed to passengers |
28 December 1964 | Closed to goods |
Grantshouse railway station served the village of Grantshouse, Berwickshire, Scotland from 1846 to 1964 on the East Coast Main Line.
History[]
The station opened as Grant's House on 22 June 1846 by the North British Railway. The goods yard was to the west which had a goods shed. The station's name was changed to Grantshouse in 1915. The signal box opened in 1918. The station closed to passengers on 4 May 1964[2] and closed to goods on 28 December 1964.[3] The station building was demolished after it was severely damaged in 1961 in an accident involving a runaway vehicle. The signal box closed in 1978 when Edinburgh Signalling Centre opened.[4]
References[]
- ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 56
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 193. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Site of former Grantshouse station, East... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "RAILSCOT - Grantshouse". Railscot. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Reston Line open, station closed |
North British Railway East Coast Main Line |
Cockburnspath Line open, station closed |
Categories:
- Former North British Railway stations
- Disused railway stations in the Scottish Borders
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964
- 1846 establishments in Scotland
- 1964 disestablishments in Scotland
- Beeching closures in Scotland