Eyemouth Railway
Introduction
This line is closed. It was a short single track railway which connected Eyemouth with Burnmouth. The principal engineering feature was the Eye Water Viaduct.
Dates
| / /1884 | Eyemouth Railway Eyemouth Railway authorised. |
| / /1891 | Eyemouth Railway Line opened. |
| / /1900 | Eyemouth Railway North British Railway Merged with North British Railway. |
| 11/08/1948 | Eyemouth Railway Following serious flooding on the 11th and 12th the line closed for 9 months (reconstruction of the East Coast Main Line, also damaged, was prioritised). The central pier of the Eye Water Viaduct, a girder viaduct, was washed away. Amazingly the viaduct did not collapse. |
| 29/06/1949 | Eyemouth Railway Re-opened after repairs following flood damage in 1948. |
| 05/02/1962 | Eyemouth Railway Eyemouth to Burnmouth closed to all traffic. |
| /07/1962 | Eyemouth Railway Track lifting begins. |
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
This station served Burnmouth, it was in the north of the village, and was the junction for Eyemouth.
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See also
North British Railway
Brian Haslehust 20/01/1962
Ewan Crawford //1988
Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) 27/01/1962
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More detailsThis was the terminus of a short branch from Burnmouth serving the fishing port of Eyemouth. The station was on the west bank of the Eye Water at a cramped location with the main road to Eyemouth (Victoria Road) higher above and to the west and a drop off down to the Eye Water to the east. Eyemouth Harbour was just to the north where the Eye Water meets the sea.
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Brian Haslehust 20/01/1962
David Panton 12/09/1960
Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) 27/01/1962
Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) 27/01/1962
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