Duns | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Duns, Scottish Borders |
Country: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 55.7717°N -2.339°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | North British Railway |
Pregroup: | North British Railway |
Postgroup: | LNERBritish Rail (Scottish Region) |
Events: | Opened as Dunse |
Years1: | May 1883 |
Events1: | Renamed Duns |
Years3: | 10 September 1951 |
Events3: | Closed for passengers[1] |
Events4: | Closed for freight |
Duns railway station served the town of Duns, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1849 to 1951 on the Berwickshire Railway.
The station opened on 13 August 1849 as Dunse station by the North British Railway.[2] The name was changed to Duns in May 1883. The building on the up platform shared a building with the wooden goods shed. The St Boswells-Duns portion of the line closed due to flooding on 13 August 1948. The station was closed for passengers on 10 September 1951.[3]