Grantshouse railway station

Grantshouse railway station served the village of Grantshouse, Berwickshire, Scotland from 1846 to 1964 on the East Coast Main Line.

Grantshouse
Location
Place	Grantshouse
Area	Berwickshire
Coordinates	55.8824°N 2.307°W / 55.8824; -2.307
Grid reference	NT808655
Operations
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Platforms	2
History
22 June 1846 (1846-06-22)	Opened as Grant's House
1915	Name changed to Grantshouse
4 May 1964 (1964-05-04)[1]	Closed
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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 on 7 May 1964.[2] 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.[3]

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. "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