Abbotsford Ferry railway station was a small railway station on the branch line from Galashiels to Selkirk railway station at Selkirk in the Scottish county of Selkirkshire.[1]

Abbotsford Ferry
Location of the former station (1991)
General information
Location	Melrose, Scottish Borders Scotland
Grid reference	NT497334
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Selkirk and Galashiels Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
5 April 1856	Station opened
5 January 1931	Station closed

The station was near Abbotsford House, formerly the residence of historical novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott.

See also

• List of places in the Scottish Borders
• List of places in Scotland

Footnotes

References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
• Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.

Sources

• Line diagram
• Abbotsford Ferry station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

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