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Leadburn railway station

Coordinates: 55°47′12″N 3°13′13″W / 55.7868°N 3.2204°W / 55.7868; -3.2204
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Leadburn
Station site, 2005
General information
LocationLeadburn, Midlothian
Scotland
Coordinates55°47′12″N 3°13′13″W / 55.7868°N 3.2204°W / 55.7868; -3.2204
Grid referenceNT235555
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyPeebles Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
4 July 1855 (1855-07-04)Opened
7 March 1955Closed to passengers
5 February 1962 (1962-02-05)Closed completely

Leadburn railway station served the hamlet of Leadburn, Midlothian, Scotland from 1855 to 1962 on the Peebles Railway.

History

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The station opened on 4 July 1855 by the Peebles Railway. The station was situated on the south side of the A6094 east of its junction with A701 and A703. There was a siding running behind the up platform but the goods yard was on the north side of the down platform and consisted of two sidings, both of which served a small goods dock. After the Dolphinton branch closed in April 1933, the lines used in the bay platforms were converted into two additional goods sidings. The station closed to passengers on 7 March 1955[1] and remained open to goods traffic until the closure of the line on 5 February 1962.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 259. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations: Leadburn". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pomathorn Halt
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Peebles Railway
  Earlyvale Gate
Line and station closed