Melrose railway station

Melrose railway station served the town of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland from 1849 to 1969 on the Waverley Route.

Melrose
Remains of the up platform
Location
PlaceMelrose
AreaRoxburghshire
Coordinates55.5966°N 2.7211°W / 55.5966; -2.7211
Grid referenceNT546339
Operations
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Platforms2
History
20 February 1849 (1849-02-20)Opened
6 January 1969 (1969-01-06)Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History
Entrance to the former station building

The station opened on 20 February 1849 by the North British Railway. The station was situated parallel with the road of the A6091 and the forecourt was at the end of Palma Place. The small goods yard was on the down side behind the platform and could only be accessed from the west; it consisted of three sidings. The siding to the north had a loop and passed through a cast-iron framed wooden goods shed. Before the turn of the 20th century, the goods yard had been re-laid with two parallel sidings, one passing through the goods shed. The station was closed to goods traffic on 18 May 1964 but passenger service continued until the closure of the line on 6 January 1969.[1]

Site today
Remains of the up platform and the A6901 which occupies the former down platform

The down platform was demolished to make way for the A6091 Melrose bypass road. However the main station building and the up platform, including the canopy have been preserved.

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References
  1. "Disused Stations: Melrose". Disused Stations. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Galashiels
Line closed, station open		   North British Railway
Waverley Route		   Newstead
Line and station closed
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