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Jedfoot railway station

Coordinates: 55°30′34″N 2°32′18″W / 55.5095°N 2.5383°W / 55.5095; -2.5383
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Jedfoot
The site of the station, looking north towards Roxburgh, in 2000
General information
LocationJedburgh, Scottish Borders
Scotland
Coordinates55°30′34″N 2°32′18″W / 55.5095°N 2.5383°W / 55.5095; -2.5383
Grid referenceNT661241
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyJedburgh Railway Company
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
17 July 1856 (1856-07-17)Opened as Jedfoot Bridge
1913Name changed to Jedfoot
13 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

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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

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  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.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Nisbet
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Jedburgh Railway
  Jedburgh
Line and station closed