Gorebridge
Location type
StationNames and dates
Gorebridge (1847-1969)Gorebridge (2015-)
Station code: National Rail ScotRail
Where: Midlothian, Scotland
Opened on the Borders Railway (Network Rail).
Opened on the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway).
Description
This is a single platform station on the Borders Railway. The original two storey station building remains standing. The platform occupies roughly the location of the original northbound platform. A similar building remains at Fountainhall.
Until reconstruction, the site of the station's goods yard was occupied by houses - this is now the station carpark.
The original station consisted of two slightly staggered platforms with a goods yard on the south side of the line, a loop from the northbound line. The signal box was on the north side of the line immediately east of the Main Street overbridge. This was replaced in 1916 with another box immediately to its east.
West of the station was the loop for Arniston Gore Pit on the north side of the line and a very short siding for Gorebridge Gas Works.
Arniston Gore Pit and Arniston Emily Pit closed in 1962. The box closed in 1965 and goods yard was closed.
After closure in 1969 the station building became a pub.
The next station to the north is Newtongrange and to the south Stow. Formerly the next station south was Fushiebridge.
The line is supported and promoted by the Borders Railway Community Rail Partnership .
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StationFacilities
Listing: C
| Nearby stations Fushiebridge [2nd] Fushiebridge [1st] Newtongrange Newtongrange [1st] Dalhousie South Esk Bonnyrigg Eskbank Tynehead Eskbank and Dalkeith Broomieknowe Rosewell and Hawthornden Dalkeith Glenesk Lasswade | Gorebridge Gas Works Gorebridge Gunpowder Mills Vogrie Colliery Pit No 2 Arniston Colliery Gore Pit Vogrie Colliery Edgehead Colliery Fushiebridge Junction Gore Glen Bridge Arniston Catchpoints Pit Arniston Colliery Engine Pit Newbyres Colliery Arniston Colliery Emily Pit Whitehouse Quarry Tourist/other Newbyres Castle |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
