Jedburgh Railway Explained

The Jedburgh Railway was a NaNmiles single-track branch railway in the Borders, Scotland, built by the Jedburgh Railway Company. It ran from a point south of on the Kelso Line to via three intermediate stations,, and .

History

Authorised in 1855, the line was opened in July of the next year. It was run by the North British Railway from its opening and was absorbed by that company in 1860. The line closed to passengers on 13 August 1948, the day after large-scale flooding took out the bridge over the Teviot at Nisbet. The line closed to freight on 10 August 1964.[1]

The track where the rails lay is now part of the Borders Abbeys Way walking route.[2]

See also

The Kelso and Jedburgh railway branch lines

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nisbet: Scottish Borders . Gazetteer for Scotland . 30 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Jedfoot . Gazetteer for Scotland . 30 November 2022.