Shankend railway station
| Shankend | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Shankend |
| Area | Scottish Borders |
| Coordinates | 55°20′35″N 2°45′07″W / 55.3431°N 2.752°WCoordinates: 55°20′35″N 2°45′07″W / 55.3431°N 2.752°W |
| Grid reference | NT524057 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Border Union Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Border Union Railway |
| Post-grouping | British Rail (Scottish Region) |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 July 1862 | Station opened |
| 6 January 1969 | Station closed to passengers and completely |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Shankend railway station was a railway station that served the hamlet of Shankend, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1862 to 1969 on the Border Union Railway.
The station opened on 1 July 1862 by the Border Union Railway. The station was situated at the end of a drive off an access road to Shankend Farm and west of the B6399. The goods yard consisted of three loop sidings, one serving a cattle dock. A locomotive was often kept in the goods yard for banking on the climb up to Whitrope. The station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt on 3 July 1961, although the suffix 'halt' never appeared in the timetables. The station closed to goods traffic on 28 December 1964 remained open for passengers until 6 January 1969.
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