Marchmont
General information
LocationMarchmont, Scottish Borders
Scotland
Coordinates55°43′59″N 2°23′43″W / 55.7331°N 2.3954°W / 55.7331; -2.3954
Grid referenceNT752489
Platforms1
Other information
StatusPrivate home
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
16 November 1863 (1863-11-16)Opened
13 August 1948[1]Closed

Marchmont railway station served the estate of Marchmont, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1863 to 1948 on the North British Railway.

History

The station opened on 16 November 1863 by the North British Railway.[2] The station was situated immediately north east of an unnamed minor road. A signal box and goods sidings were located near the station. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic in 1948. The station building is still extant.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page90
  2. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 273. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ↑ "Marchmont Station". Canmore. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Duns
Line and station closed		   North British Railway
Berwickshire Railway		   Greenlaw
Line and station closed


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