Bowland railway station

55°39′06″N 2°52′00″W / 55.6518°N 2.8666°W / 55.6518; -2.8666Grid referenceNT455401Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNorth British RailwayPre-groupingNorth British RailwayPost-groupingLNER British Rail (Scottish Region)Key dates4 August 1848 (1848-08-04)Station opened as BowlandMay 1849Station name changed to Bowland BridgeJuly 1862Station name changed back to Bowland7 December 1953Station closed to passengers23 March 1964 (1964-03-23)Station closed to goods traffic

Bowland railway station (Bowland Bridge between May 1849 and July 1862) was a railway station in the village of Bowland, near Galashiels, Scotland. Located on the now closed Waverley Route, it was opened to passengers on 4 August 1848, closing to passengers on 7 December 1953^[1] and finally to goods services on 23 March 1964.^[2] The line itself was closed and lifted in 1969, although the section of it which Bowland was on re-opened in 2015.^[3]

The station consisted of two platforms with a wooden waiting room on each and a small ticket office next to one of the platforms. A signal box, one siding goods yard and weigh bridge were all found near the site. There are very few remains of the station left, but a building near the sidings is still extant^[4] and the bridge over the B710 road next to the station is still there.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Stow Line and station open		North British Railway Waverley Route		Galashiels Line and station open

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