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
Melrose Railway Station was constructed in 1847-9 as part of the Waverley route from Edinburgh to Carlisle. The line was closed in 1969 and the main building presenting a Jacobean facade to the town centre was converted in 1986 into a restaurant and offices. The station canopy on the up, or north, side of the former line has survived, but the buildings and signal box that stood on the down, or south, side of the line 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