Cardrona railway station

Cardrona
Location
Place	Cardrona
Area	Scottish Borders
Coordinates	55°38′24″N 3°06′46″W / 55.64°N 3.1129°W / 55.64; -3.1129Coordinates: 55°38′24″N 3°06′46″W / 55.64°N 3.1129°W / 55.64; -3.1129
Grid reference	NT300390
Operations
Original company	Peebles Railway
Pre-grouping	Peebles Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Platforms	1
History
1 October 1864 (1864-10-01)	Station opened
5 February 1962 (1962-02-05)	Station closed to passengers and completely
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Cardrona railway station was a railway station that served the village of Cardrona, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1864 to 1962 on the Peebles Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 October 1864 by the Peebles Railway. The station was situated on the south side of an unnamed minor road. A Board of Trade inspector visited the station prior to opening to say that the facilities needed improving. Nothing was done at the time but a new signal box was opened to the west end of the platform in 1895. This controlled access to the goods yard, which comprised one siding running behind the platform and a second short siding acting as a head shunt serving a short cattle dock. Cardrona was the only station beside Rosslynlee Hospital Halt on the line to survive until the closure of the line which was not fitted with totem name signs. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 5 February 1962.^[1] The station building is now used as a shop and the platform survives along with the signal box.^[2]

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