Broughton railway station

Broughton railway station served the village of Broughton, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1860 to 1950 on the Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway and Talla Railway.

Broughton
Location
PlaceBroughton
AreaScottish Borders
Operations
Original companySymington, Biggar and Broughton Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Platforms1
3 (later added)
History
1860 (1860)Opened
1864Closed and relocated
1895Platforms 2 and 3 added
1950Closed to passengers
1954 (1954)Closed to goods
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The first site of the station opened in 1860 by the Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway. It wasn't intended to be open for long due to the extension of the line being planned. It closed in 1864 and was replaced by a goods yard with two sidings and a goods shed. To the north was an abattoir which was connected to one of the sidings. The station was relocated to the south and rebuilt in the same year. A signal box opened 1891 at the west end of the westbound platform which was added later. The second station initially had only one platform but a second and a third were added in 1895. The station closed to passengers in 1950 but it remained open for goods. The line to the west closed in 1954 but the station remained open to serve the abattoir until 1966 when the line closed completely.[1][2]

References
  1. "RAILSCOT - Broughton [1st]". Railscot. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "RAILSCOT - Broughton [2nd]". Railscot. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Stobo
Line and station closed		   Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway   Biggar (Scotland)
Line and station closed
Terminus   Talla Railway   Crook Halt
Line and station closed

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