Fountainhall | |
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General information | |
Location | Fountainhall, Scottish Borders Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°44′17″N 2°54′49″W / 55.738053°N 2.913577°W |
Grid reference | NT427497 |
Platforms | 3 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North British Railway |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER |
Key dates | |
Early August 1848 | Opened as Burnhouse or Fountainhall |
2 July 1901 | Renamed Fountainhall Junction |
1959 | Renamed Fountainhall |
6 January 1969 | Closed |
Fountainhall railway station served the village of Fountainhall, Scottish Borders from 1848 to 1969 on the Waverley Route.
The station opened as Burnhouse or Fountainhall on 1 August 1848 by the North British Railway.[a][b][1]
The station was situated on the south side of an unnamed minor road. The goods yard consisted of three sidings with the siding closest to the main line passing through a large goods shed. The yard was equipped with 1¼ ton crane and could handle live stock.[2][3]
The station became a junction when the Lauder Light Railway was opened on 2 July 1901, the station's name was changed to Fountainhall Junction from this date.[4]
The Lauder branch closed to passengers on 12 September 1932 and to goods on 1 October 1958.[5]
The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939.[6] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1958 to 1960.[7]
The station was still named Fountainhall Junction until April 1959,[1] even though the LNER timetable of 1937 didn't use the 'junction' suffix.[citation needed]
The station was closed to goods on 28 April 1964,[8] with the remaining sidings quickly lifted[citation needed] and was closed to passengers on 6 January 1969
In September 2015, the Waverley Route partially reopened as part of the Borders Railway. Although the railway passes through the original Fountainhall station, it was not reopened.[9]