Bowland
Location type
StationNames and dates
Bowland (1848-1849)Bowland Bridge (1849-1862)
Bowland (1862-1953)
Opened on the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway).
Description
Bowland was a two platform station. This was briefly the southern terminus of the line before it was extended south.
The station closed to passengers in 1953. The signal box here closed in 1964.
On line re-opening a station was not re-opened here.
The nearest stations are Stow (north) and Galashiels (south).
Tags
Station terminus
| Nearby stations Clovenfords Stow Angling Club Cottage Galashiels Galashiels [1st] Thornielee Abbotsford Ferry [2nd] Abbotsford Ferry [1st] Tweedbank Lindean Fountainhall Walkerburn Lauder Melrose Selkirk | Bowland Junction Bowshank South Bridge Bowshank Tunnel Bowshank North Bridge Bowshank Siding Ferniehirst Bridge The Whin Bridge Lugate Water Bridge Torwoodlee North Viaduct Torwoodlee Tunnel Torwoodlee South Viaduct Wheatlands Mill Tourist/other Torwoodlee Broch Torwoodlee House Buckholm Tower |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 01/05/1848 | Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Line extended from Gorebridge to Bowland. |
| 20/04/1849 | Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Line opened from Bowland to Hawick [1st]. |
| /08/2000 | Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) The Campaign for Borders Rail erects a straw-bale replica of a steam locomotive at Bowland visible from the A68 to raise awareness. |
