Kirkbank railway station

Kirkbank
Kirkbank
General information
Location	Old Ormiston, Scottish Borders; Scotland
Coordinates	55°32′45″N 2°28′51″W / 55.5458°N 2.4809°W
Grid reference	NT697281
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Jedburgh Railway Company
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER; British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
17 July 1856	Opened as Old Ormiston
20 May 1868	Name changed to Kirkbank
13 August 1948	Closed

Kirkbank railway station served Old Ormiston, in the Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1856 to 1948 on the Jedburgh Railway.

History[edit]

The station opened as Old Ormiston on 17 July 1856 by the Jedburgh Railway Company. To the east was the goods yard. The station's name was changed to Kirkbank on 20 May 1868,^[1] despite the fact that it was situated almost a mile away from Kirkbank. The station closed on 13 August 1948.^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 239
^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links[edit]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Roxburgh Junction Line and station closed		North British Railway Jedburgh Railway		Nisbet Line and station closed

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[1] Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

[quick-2] M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 239

[3] Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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