Broomlee railway station

Broomlee railway station served the village of West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland, from 1864 to 1933 on the Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway.

Broomlee
The site of the station in 1974
Location	West Linton, Peeblesshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.745415°N 3.346431°W
Grid reference	NT155510
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
4 July 1864	Opened as West Linton
October 1864	Name changed to Broomlee
1 April 1933	Closed

History

The station opened as West Linton on 4 July 1864 by the Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway. It was also known as Broomlee cot West Linton in the NBR and LMS timetables. On the north side of the platform was the station building and the goods yard, which was on the opposite side of the level crossing, had sidings to the north and the south. The station's name was changed to Broomlee to avoid confusion with another station of the same name. The signal box, which was opened in 1895, was to the northeast of the station building. The station closed on 3 May 1933,[1] along with the line. The station building and the nearby railway cottage remain but the goods shed has been converted into housing.[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 100. OCLC 931112387.
2. "RAILSCOT - Broomlee". Railscot. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Dolphinton Line and station closed		Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway		Macbie Hill Line and station closed