Oxton railway station

Oxton
Oxton
	The embankment near the site of the station in 2013
General information
Location	Oxton, Scottish Borders; Scotland
Coordinates	55°46′24″N 2°47′59″W / 55.7732°N 2.7996°W
Grid reference	NT499536
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lauder Light Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
2 July 1901	Opened
12 September 1932	Closed to passengers
1 October 1958	Closed to goods

Oxton railway station served the village of Oxton, Scottish Borders, Scotland, from 1901 to 1958 on the Lauder Light Railway.

History

The station opened on 2 July 1901 by the Lauder Light Railway. It was situated on the south side of Station Road. On the down platform was the station building. There was no goods shed in the goods yard; a grounded train carriage was used to store goods instead. A ground frame was also here. A siding served a cattle dock behind the down platform. A goods shed was built eventually but after the station closed to passengers on 12 September 1932.^[1] It still remained open to goods traffic. In March 1954, the station was downgraded to a public delivery siding. It closed to goods on 1 October 1958.^[2]

References

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 330. OCLC 931112387.
^ "Disused Stations: Oxton Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Fountainhall Line and station closed		Lauder Light Railway		Lauder Line and station closed

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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. 330. OCLC 931112387.

[OxtonStationInfo-2] "Disused Stations: Oxton Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

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