Grantshouse railway station

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Grantshouse
Grantshouse station site geograph-3802722-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of the station, looking west, in 1997
LocationGrantshouse, Berwickshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°52′57″N 2°18′25″W / 55.8824°N 2.307°W / 55.8824; -2.307Coordinates: 55°52′57″N 2°18′25″W / 55.8824°N 2.307°W / 55.8824; -2.307
Grid referenceNT808655
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
22 June 1846 (1846-06-22)Opened as Grant's House
1915Name changed to Grantshouse
4 May 1964[1]Closed to passengers
28 December 1964 (1964-12-28)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[]

  1. ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 56
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 193. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ "Site of former Grantshouse station, East... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. ^ "RAILSCOT - Grantshouse". Railscot. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Reston
Line open, station closed 		  North British Railway
East Coast Main Line 		  Cockburnspath
Line open, station closed
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