Bowland railway station

Bowland railway station (Bowland Bridge between May 1849 and July 1862) was a railway station in the village of Bowland, near Galashiels, Scotland. Located on the now closed Waverley Route, it was opened to passengers on 4 August 1848, closing to passengers on 7 December 1953[1] and finally to goods services on 23 March 1964.[2] The line itself was closed and lifted in 1969, although the section of it which Bowland was on re-opened in 2015.[3]

Bowland
Station site and Bowland Signalbox seen from a distance in 1962.
Location
Place	Bowland
Area	Scottish Borders
Coordinates	55.6518°N 2.8666°W / 55.6518; -2.8666
Grid reference	NT455401
Operations
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Platforms	2
History
4 August 1848 (1848-08-04)	Station opened as Bowland
May 1849	Station name changed to Bowland Bridge
July 1862	Station name changed back to Bowland
7 December 1953	Station closed to passengers
23 March 1964 (1964-03-23)	Station closed to goods traffic
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

The station consisted of two platforms with a wooden waiting room on each and a small ticket office next to one of the platforms. A signal box, one siding goods yard and weigh bridge were all found near the site. There are very few remains of the station left, but a building near the sidings is still extant[4] and the bridge over the B710 road next to the station is still there.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Stow Line and station open		North British Railway Waverley Route		Galashiels Line and station open

References

1. Station's page on the RCHMS website
2. Directory of North British railway stations
3. Border's Railway page on the Transport Scotland website
4. Station description on disused-stations.org.uk