Steele Road railway station

Steele Road
Location	Steele Road, Scottish Borders Scotland
Coordinates	55°13′45″N 2°45′11″W / 55.2292°N 2.753°W / 55.2292; -2.753Coordinates: 55°13′45″N 2°45′11″W / 55.2292°N 2.753°W / 55.2292; -2.753
Grid reference	NY522930
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Border Union Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
2 June 1862 (1862-06-02)	Opened
6 January 1969 (1969-01-06)	Closed

Steele Road railway station served the hamlet of Steele Road, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1862 to 1969 on the Border Union Railway.

History[]

The station opened on 2 June 1862 by the Border Union Railway. It was situated south of an unnamed road. A full timetable was only introduced on 1 July, the station being served by one train per day prior to it. To the south end of the down platform was the signal box. It was damaged in an arson attack on 27 May 1914 and replaced shortly after. Goods traffic ceased on 28 December 1964 and the station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt on 27 March 1967. It closed to passengers on 6 January 1969.^[1][2] Since closure the station offices and house have been converted into a residential property. In 2007, following his death, the ashes the BAFTA award winning location sound recordist Peter Handford were scattered at the site. Handford had made some of his most well known steam locomotive recordings during days and nights spent at the station.^[3]

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