Bowland | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Bowland, Scottish Borders |
Country: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 55.6518°N -2.8666°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | North British Railway |
Pregroup: | North British Railway |
Postgroup: | LNERBritish Rail (Scottish Region) |
Events: | Station opened as Bowland |
Years1: | May 1849 |
Events1: | Station name changed to Bowland Bridge |
Years2: | July 1862 |
Events2: | Station name changed back to Bowland |
Years3: | 7 December 1953 |
Events3: | Station closed to passengers |
Events4: | 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]