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
Place	Melrose
Area	Roxburghshire
Coordinates	55.5966°N 2.7211°W / 55.5966; -2.7211
Grid reference	NT546339
Operations
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Platforms	2
History
20 February 1849 (1849-02-20)	Opened
6 January 1969 (1969-01-06)	Closed
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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.

References

1. "Disused Stations: Melrose". Disused Stations. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Galashiels Line closed, station open		North British Railway Waverley Route		Newstead Line and station closed