Heritage railway stations · North East England
Sprouston railway station
Sprouston railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Walter Baxter — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Sprouston railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Sprouston railway station served the village of Sprouston, Scottish Borders, Scotland, from 1849 to 1965 on the Kelso Branch.
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Background
History
The station opened on 27 July 1849 by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway. It was situated on an unnamed road on the B6350. An engine shed was built in 1863 but it was destroyed in a gale in 1881. A replacement was quickly built by the NER but it was built out of brick instead of timber. Initially, there were four sidings to the northeast as well as a coal and lime depot. One of the sidings served a goods shed which was behind the station. A signal box opened in the 1880s but it was replaced in 1912 with a new one on the downside. On 1 March 1940 it was downgraded to a ground frame. The engine shed closed in 1916 as a wartime economy measure but it wasn't demolished until the 1960s. The…
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- Coordinates
- 55.6106, -2.3841
- District
- Scottish Borders
- Postcode
- TD5 8HW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Sources
- wikidata: Q104694951 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sprouston railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sprouston railway station?
- Sprouston railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TD5 8HW).
- Is Sprouston railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Sprouston railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sprouston railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TD5 8HW. It sits within the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk parliamentary constituency.