The former Melrose Railway Station
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The photograph on this page of The former Melrose Railway Station by Walter Baxter as part of the Geograph project.
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The former Melrose Railway Station
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 8 Oct 2006
This is one of the few remaining railway buildings on the Edinburgh to Carlisle Waverley Railway Line, a route that was closed in 1969. This elegant canopy with cast iron lotus-capitalled columns, covered the up platform. The remaining station buildings have been refurbished and now contain a restaurant and a small museum. The down platform and associated buildings were demolished to make way for the A6091 Melrose bypass road. (Source: Borders and Berwick, An Architectural Guide by Charles Alexander Strang and Borders Railways Rambles by Alasdair Wham)
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Image Location
Latitude
55.596604
Longitude
-2.720412