Earlston railway station explained

Earlston
Status:Disused
Country:Scotland
Platforms:2
Original:Berwickshire Railway
Pregroup:North British Railway
Postgroup:LNERBritish Rail (Scottish Region)
Years:16 November 1863
Events:Opened
Years2:13 August 1948
Events2:Closed for passengers[1]
Years3:19 July 1965
Events3:closed for freight

Earlston railway station, in the Scottish Borders village of Earlston, was a station on the now disused Berwickshire Railway.There were two platforms (the location served as a passing loop) and two sidings, cattle dock and goods shed. The station closed to passenger traffic in 1948, and the last freight service operated on Friday 16 July 1965. The station closed completely, along with the line, on Monday 19 July 1965.

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Notes and References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens