Broomieknowe railway station

Broomieknowe railway station served the town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland from 1867 to 1951 on the Esk Valley Railway.

Broomieknowe
Remains of the station site, 1962
Location
Place	Bonnyrigg
Area	Midlothian
Coordinates	55.8782°N 3.1068°W / 55.8782; -3.1068
Grid reference	NT308655
Operations
Original company	Esk Valley Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways (Scottish Region)
Platforms	1
History
15 April 1867 (1867-04-15)	Opened as Bonnyrigg
1 August 1868	Name changed to Broomieknowe
1 January 1917	Closed to passengers as a wartime economy measure
1 April 1919	Reopened
10 September 1951 (1951-09-10)	Closed
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History

The station opened on 15 April 1867 by the Esk Valley Railway. The station was situated at the end of Leyden Park in front of the Bonnyrigg Health Centre. The station was originally called Bonnyrigg but the name was changed to Broomieknowe on 1 August 1868. The station was closed as a wartime economy measure and lost its passenger service from 1 January 1917. The closure was only temporary unlike other stations and reopened on 1 April 1919. The station never had any goods facilities and closed completely on 10 September 1951.[1]

The station site has now been replaced by a Health Centre.[2]

References

1. "Disused Stations: Broomieknowe". Disused Stations. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
2. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/broomieknowe/

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Eskbank Line and station closed		North British Railway Esk Valley Railway		Lasswade Park Line and station closed