Ayton Station
Railway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Ayton Station
Classification Railway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Ayton, Station House
Canmore ID 127763
Site Number NT96SW 114
NGR NT 9294 6048
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/127763
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Ayton
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
NT96SW 114 9294 6048
This intermediate station on the Edinburgh - Berwick-on-Tweed (main) line of the (former) North British Rly, which forms the northern portion of the East Coast Main Line, was opened on 22 June 1846. The station closed to regular passenger traffic on 5 February 1962 but the line remains in use.
R V J Butt 1995.
Ayton railway station is visible on vertical air photographs (OS 70/366/126, 70/366/125, flown 1970, 65/100/117, flown 1965, 75/029/014, flown 1975).
Information from RCAHMS (JH) 12 March 1998.
