Bowland railway station

Bowland
Station site and Bowland Signalbox seen from a distance in 1962.
General information
LocationBowland, Scottish Borders
Scotland
Coordinates55°39′06″N 2°52′00″W / 55.6518°N 2.8666°W / 55.6518; -2.8666
Grid referenceNT455401
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
4 August 1848 (1848-08-04)Station opened as Bowland
May 1849Station name changed to Bowland Bridge
July 1862Station name changed back to Bowland
7 December 1953Station closed to passengers
23 March 1964 (1964-03-23)Station closed to goods traffic

Bowland railway station (Bowland Bridge between May 1849 and July 1862) was a railway station in the village of Bowland, near Galashiels, Scotland. Located on the now closed Waverley Route, it was opened to passengers on 4 August 1848, closing to passengers on 7 December 1953[1] and finally to goods services on 23 March 1964.[2] The line itself was closed and lifted in 1969, although the section of it which Bowland was on re-opened in 2015.[3]

The station consisted of two platforms with a wooden waiting room on each and a small ticket office next to one of the platforms. A signal box, one siding goods yard and weigh bridge were all found near the site. There are very few remains of the station left, but a building near the sidings is still extant.[4]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Stow
Line and station open
  North British Railway
Waverley Route
  Galashiels
Line and station open
  1. ^ Station's page on the RCHMS website
  2. ^ "Directory of North British railway stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ^ Border's Railway page on the Transport Scotland website
  4. ^ Station description on disused-stations.org.uk