Hassendean railway station

Hassendean railway station served the village of Hassendean, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1850 to 1969 on the Waverley Route.

Hassendean
in 1991 by Walter Baxter
Location
Place	Hassendean
Area	Scottish Borders
Coordinates	55.4745°N 2.7173°W / 55.4745; -2.7173
Grid reference	NT547203
Operations
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Platforms	2
History
March 1850	Opened
28 December 1964	Goods traffic withdrawn
6 January 1969 (1969-01-06)	Closed
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

History

The station opened in March 1850 by the North British Railway. The station was situated on the south side of the B6405. The goods yard was on the up side of the line, entered from the south. It consisted of two sidings, one serving a small loading dock and a brick goods shed the other serving a cattle dock. Goods services ceased on 28 December 1964. The station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt on 27 March 1967, although the suffix 'halt' was never shown in the timetables. The station was closed to passengers on 6 January 1969.[1]

References

1. "Disused Stations: Hassendean". Disused Stations. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Belses Line and station closed		North British Railway Waverley Route		Hawick Line and station closed