Burnmouth railway station

Burnmouth
The site of the station, looking north towards Edinburgh, in 1970
General information
LocationBurnmouth, Ayton
Scotland
Coordinates55°50′34″N 2°04′32″W / 55.8429°N 2.0755°W / 55.8429; -2.0755
Grid referenceNT953610
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
July 1848Opened
5 February 1962 (1962-02-05)Closed

Burnmouth railway station served the village of Burnmouth, Ayton, Scotland from 1848 to 1962 on the East Coast Main Line.

History

There is some confusion about when the station opened. The North British Railway opened the line between Berwick and Edinburgh Waverley on 22 June 1846 but Burnmouth station was not mentioned in the early timetables, first appearing in Bradshaw in July 1848.[1][2] Quick (2022) does note that the station was mentioned in a company timetable, effective from 17 February 1847, as a stop for the Wednesdays only Edinburgh cattle market goods train, which also carried passengers.[2]

The original building for the station was a one-storey building on a T-plan, but it is now a private residence.[3]

The station became a junction on 13 April 1891 when the Eyemouth Railway was opened, providing a branch line connection to Eyemouth.[4]

The station was host to a LNER camping coach in 1939.[5]

The branch to Eyemouth closed on 5 February 1962 and Burnmouth station closed completely at the same time.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 407. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
  2. ^ a b c Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. pp. 110 & 520. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Burnmouth Station - Canmore". Canmore. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. ^ John Thomas, The North British Railway, volume 2, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1975, ISBN 0 7153 6699 8
  5. ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 11. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  6. ^ Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. p. 19 (ref 0920). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Line and station open 		  North British Railway
East Coast Main Line 		  Ayton
Line open, station closed
Terminus   North British Railway
Eyemouth Railway 		  Eyemouth
Line and station closed