Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Event ID 560713
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/560713
Roxburgh Station provided an intermediate stop on the branch line which ran from St. Boswells to Kelso. Opened by the North British Railway in June, 1850, this was the first branch line to be built after the opening of the Hawick line in 1849. Its eastern terminus at Kelso lay only a short distance from the western terminus of the line from Tweedmouth and ultimately provided a cross-country link with the Tweed Valley towns.
The two-storeyed building, which is all that remains of Roxburgh station, once formed the main offices, and is now in use as a private residence.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
