Steele Road railway station

Steele Road
Steele Road
General information
Location	Steele Road, Scottish Borders; Scotland
Coordinates	55°13′45″N 2°45′11″W / 55.2292°N 2.753°W
Grid reference	NY522930
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Border Union Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER; British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
2 June 1862	Opened
6 January 1969	Closed

Steele Road railway station served the hamlet of Steele Road, Scottish Borders, Scotland, from 1862 to 1969 on the Border Union Railway.

History[edit]

The station, situated south of an unnamed road, was opened on 2 June 1862 by the Border Union Railway. The station was served by one train per day until a full timetable was introduced on 1 July. To the south end of the down platform was the signal box. It was damaged in an arson attack on 27 May 1914 and replaced shortly after. Goods traffic ceased on 28 December 1964 and the station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt on 27 March 1967. It closed to passengers on 6 January 1969.^[1] Since closure, the station offices and house have been converted into a residential property

In 2007, following his death, the ashes the BAFTA award winning location sound recordist Peter Handford were scattered at the site. Handford had made some of his most well known steam locomotive recordings during days and nights spent at the station.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ "Steele Road Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 378. OCLC 931112387.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Riccarton Junction Line and station closed		Border Union Railway		Newcastleton Line and station closed

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[1] "Steele Road Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 378. OCLC 931112387.

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