former Riccarton Junction railway station
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The former Riccarton Junction railway station was a remote and historically significant stop on the now-closed Border Counties Railway in the Scottish Borders, once serving as an important junction for rural communities and freight traffic.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Riccarton Junction railway station | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway station ⓘ |
| accessType | no public road access when operational ⓘ |
| category | disused railway stations in the Scottish Borders ⓘ |
| characteristic |
railway junction settlement
ⓘ
remote location ⓘ |
| closedCompletelyOn | 1967 ⓘ |
| closedToPassengersOn | 1963 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentUse | disused railway site ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
engine shed
ⓘ
goods yard ⓘ railway cottages ⓘ signal box ⓘ stationmaster’s house ⓘ water tower ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | railway workers’ village ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important junction on Border Counties Railway
ⓘ
key interchange between England and Scotland on rural routes ⓘ |
| junctionOf |
Border Counties Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waverley Route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineStatus | closed ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Scottish Borders ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Scottish–English border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Border Counties Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waverley Route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalRailOperator | British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyPlace |
Hawick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newcastleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedBy | North British Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedOn | 1862 ⓘ |
| originalCompany | North British Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British railway network ⓘ |
| platformCount | 3 ⓘ |
| postGroupingCompany | London and North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preGroupingCompany | North British Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayRegion | Scottish Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remains |
building foundations
ⓘ
platform remnants ⓘ trackbed ⓘ |
| servedArea |
Liddesdale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rural communities in the Scottish Borders ⓘ |
| servedBy | steam locomotives ⓘ |
| servedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
| status | disused ⓘ |
| structureType |
island platform
ⓘ
side platform ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.