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The Peebles Railway in 1855. As the Scottish railway network developed in the following years, the cost of transporting goods to and from towns connected to a line fell dramatically; and Peebles, and other towns not connected, felt at a marked disadvantage in the cost of the necessities of living, and in moving its manufactures to markets, and this heightened the feeling that Peebles must have ...
The station opened as Peebles on 1 October 1864 by the Peebles Railway. The station was situated at the end of Station Road. This station replaced the original so the line to Galashiels could be extended. Although the old station was used for goods, an additional goods station was built to the south of the passenger facilities on the down side.
The station opened on 4 July 1855 by the Peebles Railway. The station was situated on the north side of March Street. A goods shed was adjacent to the station. The goods yard had two sidings, one passing through the shed across March Street and the other stopping short of it. A single road engine shed opened with the line.
Peebles railway station (1864) a former railway station in Peebles, Scotland built in 1864 Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about railway and public transport stations with the same name.
The station at Peebles was always called "Peebles". The North British Railway station on the other side of town was renamed "Peebles East" on 25 September 1950. At this time the Caledonian station had closed to passenger services, and it was never given the "West" specifier.
Peebles (West) railway station was one of two railway stations that served the burgh of Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland from 1864 to 1950 on the Symington, ...
In years past, the Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway had lines that connected Peebles to Edinburgh and Galashiels, with a goods station and Peebles and Peebles West stations. A connection to Edinburgh is maintained by Borders Buses service X62. Historically Peebles and the Scottish borders have been the location of many textile businesses.
The station opened on 4 July 1855 by the Peebles Railway. The station was situated on the south side of the A6094. In March 1872 the NBR requested that Rosewell should be added to the beginning of the station's name. The directors of the Peebles Railway declined this, although it was later changed.