Bonnyrigg railway station

Bonnyrigg railway station was a railway station that served the town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland from 1855 to 1965 on the Peebles Railway.

Bonnyrigg
The site of Bonnyrigg station on 10 September 1962
Location	Bonnyrigg, Midlothian Scotland
Coordinates	55.8728°N 3.1019°W
Grid reference	NT311649
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Peebles Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 August 1855	Opened
December 1866	Name changed to Bonnyrigg Road
1 August 1868	Name reverted to Bonnyrigg
10 September 1962	Closed to passengers
25 January 1965	Closed completely

History

The station opened on 1 August 1855 by the Peebles Railway. It was situated on the south side of Dundas Street on the B704. The station's name was changed to Bonnyrigg Road in December 1866 to avoid confusion, but it was changed back to Bonnyrigg on 1 August 1868 due to more confusion being caused. Originally, the goods yard had one siding but in the early 20th century a second siding was added which served a cattle dock and a goods shed was added. A third siding ran end on to the dock. Polton Colliery was to the south of the station and opened in the mid 19th century. It was served by Polton number 2 colliery siding. The station was closed to passengers on 10 September 1962 but the goods yard remained open, which means that the station was downgraded to an unstaffed public deliver siding. The goods yard was closed on 25 January 1965.[1]

References

1. "Disused Stations: Bonnyrigg". Disused Stations. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Eskbank Line closed, station open		North British Railway Peebles Railway		Rosewell and Hawthornden Line and station closed