Broomieknowe railway station

Disused railway station in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian

55°52′42″N 3°06′24″W / 55.8782°N 3.1068°W / 55.8782; -3.1068Grid referenceNT308655Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyEsk Valley RailwayPre-groupingNorth British RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway British Railways (Scottish Region)Key dates15 April 1867 (1867-04-15)Opened as Bonnyrigg1 August 1868Name changed to Broomieknowe1 January 1917Closed to passengers as a wartime economy measure1 April 1919Reopened10 September 1951 (1951-09-10)Closed

Broomieknowe railway station served the town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland from 1867 to 1951 on the Esk Valley Railway.

History

The station opened on 15 April 1867 by the Esk Valley Railway. The station was situated at the end of Leyden Park in front of the Bonnyrigg Health Centre. The station was originally called Bonnyrigg but the name was changed to Broomieknowe on 1 August 1868. The station was closed as a wartime economy measure and lost its passenger service from 1 January 1917. The closure was only temporary unlike other stations and reopened on 1 April 1919. The station never had any goods facilities and closed on 10 September 1951.^[1]^[2]

The station site has now been replaced by a Health Centre.^[2]

References

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 100. OCLC 931112387.
^ ^a ^b "Disused Stations: Broomieknowe". Disused Stations. Retrieved 5 June 2017.