Thornielee railway station served the smallholding of Thornielee, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1866 to 1950 on the Peebles Railway.
Thornielee | |
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General information | |
Location | Thornielee, Scottish Borders Scotland |
Coordinates | 55.6156°N 2.935°W / 55.6156; -2.935 |
Grid reference | NT412361 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Peebles Railway |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER British Railways (Scottish Region) |
Key dates | |
18 June 1866 (1866-06-18) | Opened as Thornilee |
March 1872 | Name corrected to Thornielee |
6 November 1950 (1950-11-06) | Closed |
The station opened on 18 June 1866 by the Peebles Railway. The station was situated south of the A72 and was accessed from a drive from the level crossing to the west. The station was called Thornilee but it was corrected to Thornielee in March 1872. There was no signal box but there was a small goods yard on the up side to the west. It consisted of a single siding accessed from the east with a loop. The station was never busy and closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 6 November 1950.[1][2]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Walkerburn Line and station closed |
North British Railway Peebles Railway |
Angling Club Cottage Platform Line and station closed |
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