Riccarton Junction railway station
Riccarton Junction | |||
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The station in 2007 | |||
| General information | |||
| Location | Roxburghshire Scotland | ||
| Coordinates | 55°16′17″N 2°43′36″W / 55.2715°N 2.7267°W | ||
| Grid reference | NY539977 | ||
| Platforms | 3 (later 2) | ||
| Other information | |||
| Status | Disused | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1 Jul 1862 | ||
| Closed | 6 Jan 1969 | ||
| Original company | Border Union Railway - The Waverley Route | ||
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway | ||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||
| Key dates | |||
| 1 January 1905 | Renamed Riccarton Junction | ||
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Riccarton Junction, in the county of Roxburghshire of the Scottish Borders, was a railway village and station. At its peak it had 118 residents and its own school, post office and grocery store. The station was an interchange between the Border Counties Railway branch to Hexham and the North British Railway's (NBR's) Border Union Railway (also known as the Waverley Route).