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Burnmouth railway station

Burnmouth railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.

Train heading north on the East Coast Mainline through Burnmouth - geograph.org.uk - 3542018

Graham Robson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

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Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

Burnmouth railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Burnmouth railway station served the village of Burnmouth, Ayton, Scotland from 1848 to 1962 on the East Coast Main Line.

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Background

History

There is some confusion about when the station opened. The North British Railway opened the line between Berwick and on 22 June 1846 but Burnmouth station was not mentioned in the early timetables, first appearing in Bradshaw in July 1848. Quick (2022) does note that the station was mentioned in a company timetable, effective from 17 February 1847, as a stop for the Wednesdays only Edinburgh cattle market goods train, which also carried passengers. The station became a junction on 13 April 1891 when the Eyemouth Railway was opened, providing a branch line connection to . The station was host to a LNER camping coach in 1939. The branch to Eyemouth closed on 5 February 1962 and Burnmouth…

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Coordinates
55.8429, -2.0755

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Where is Burnmouth railway station?
Burnmouth railway station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.8429°, -2.0755°.