Jedfoot railway station

Disused railway station in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders

55°30′34″N 2°32′18″W / 55.5095°N 2.5383°W / 55.5095; -2.5383Grid referenceNT661241Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyJedburgh Railway CompanyPre-groupingNorth British RailwayPost-groupingLNER
British Railways (Scottish Region)Key dates17 July 1856 (1856-07-17)Opened as Jedfoot Bridge1913Name changed to Jedfoot13 August 1948 (1948-08-13)Closed

Jedfoot railway station served the town of Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1856 to 1948 on the Jedburgh Railway.

History

The station opened as Jedfoot Bridge on 17 July 1856 by the Jedburgh Railway Company. To the northeast was a goods siding. The station's name was changed to Jedfoot in 1913. It closed on 13 August 1948.[1] The platform still remains, albeit in an overgrown state.[2]

References

  1. ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 230
  2. ^ "Site of former Jedfoot station, 2000 © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Nisbet
Line and station closed 		  North British Railway
Jedburgh Railway 		  Jedburgh
Line and station closed


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