Gorebridge railway station

Gorebridge
Location
Place	Gorebridge
Area	Midlothian
Coordinates	55°50′25″N 3°02′48″W / 55.8404°N 3.0468°W / 55.8404; -3.0468Coordinates: 55°50′25″N 3°02′48″W / 55.8404°N 3.0468°W / 55.8404; -3.0468
Operations
Original company	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Platforms	2
History
14 July 1847	Opened
6 January 1969	Closed
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Gorebridge railway station was a railway station serving the town of Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland.

History

The original station opened on 14 July 1847 as part of the North British Railway's new line that was to reach Hawick and Carlisle. The station closed to passengers on 6 January 1969 as part of the overall closure of the Waverley route between Edinburgh and Carlisle.^[1]

Future plans

It is planned to be reopened as part of the future Waverley Line, a new project planning to run between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, just beyond Galashiels.

There is to be a half-hourly service to start from here towards Edinburgh, which will be further supplemented by an hourly express service.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Stow		First ScotRail Proposed Waverley Line		Newtongrange
	Historical railways
Fushiebridge		Edinburgh and Hawick Railway North British Railway		Dalhousie

References

Notes

1. ^ Thomas / Paterson, 1984

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 
• Thomas, John (1971). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5408-6. OCLC 16198685. 
• Thomas, John; Paterson, Rev A.J.S. (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume VI Scotland: The Lowlands and the Borders (2nd ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-9465-3712-7. OCLC 12521072.