Fountainhall railway station

Fountainhall
Remains of the station site, 2000
Location
Place Fountainhall
Area Scottish Borders
Coordinates 55°44′17″N 2°54′49″W / 55.738053°N 2.913577°W / 55.738053; -2.913577Coordinates: 55°44′17″N 2°54′49″W / 55.738053°N 2.913577°W / 55.738053; -2.913577
Grid reference NT427497
Operations
Original company North British Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Platforms 3
History
4 August 1848 (1848-08-04) Station opened as Burn House
1849 Station name changed to Fountainhall
1 July 1901 Station name changed to Fountainhall Junction
April 1959 Station name changed back to Fountainhall again
6 January 1969 (1969-01-06) Station closed to passengers and completely
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Fountainhall railway station was a railway station that served the village of Fountainhall, Scottish Borders from 1848 to 1969 on the Waverley Route.

History

The station opened on 4 August 1848 by the North British Railway. The station was situated on the south side of an unnamed minor road. The station opened as Burn House but it was changed to Fountainhall in 1849. The goods yard consisted of three sidings with the siding closest to the main line passing through a large goods shed. After the Lauder branch was built on 1 July 1901, the station's name was changed to Fountainhall Junction. The old goods shed was demolished and one of the three sidings was lifted. The Lauder branch closed on 12 September 1932. The station was still named Fountainhall Junction until April 1959, even though the LNER timetable of 1937 didn't use the 'junction' suffix. Goods services ceased on 18 May 1964 and the remaining sidings were quickly lifted. The station was closed to passengers on 6 January 1969.[1]

In September 2015, the Waverley Route partially reopened as part of the Borders Railway. Although the railway passes through the original Fountainhall station, it was not reopened.

References

  1. ↑ "Disused Stations: Fountainhall". Disused Stations. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Heriot
Line and station closed		   North British Railway
Waverley Line		   Stow
Line closed, station open
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