Reston railway station
| Reston | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Reston |
| Area | Scottish Borders |
| Coordinates | 55°51′02″N 2°11′50″W / 55.8506°N 2.1972°WCoordinates: 55°51′02″N 2°11′50″W / 55.8506°N 2.1972°W |
| Grid reference | NT877619 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | North British Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| 22 June 1846 | Station opened |
| 13 August 1849 | Duns branch opened |
| 10 September 1951 | Duns branch closed |
| 4 May 1964 | Station closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Reston railway station served the village of Reston in Scotland between 1846 and 1964. It was on the main line of the North British Railway and for most of its life was the junction for the branch to Duns.
The main line of the North British Railway, between Edinburgh (North Bridge) and Berwick-upon-Tweed, was authorised either on 4 July 1844 or on 19 July 1844, and opened to the public on 22 June 1846. One of the original stations was Reston, which was flanked by Grantshouse towards Edinburgh and Ayton towards Berwick. The initial service was of five trains each way on weekdays, and two on Sundays.
The station became a junction with the opening of the branch to Duns on 13 August 1849; this line was later extended by the Berwickshire Railway, reaching Earlston on 16 November 1863 and St. Boswells on 2 October 1865. The main line ran roughly east–west through Reston, but turned to the south-east in the eastbound direction. The line to Duns and St. Boswells began at a junction facing Berwick-upon-Tweed and ran southwards towards the first station at Chirnside.
In 1904 the station (then listed as Reston for Coldingham and St. Abbs) was able to handle all classes of traffic (goods, passengers, parcels, wheeled vehicles, livestock, etc.) and there was a goods crane capable of lifting 1.5 long tons (1,524 kg). Between Reston and Chirnside (on the Duns line) there were sidings known as Auchencrow Siding (just south of the road overbridge at grid reference NT860599) and Billiemains Sidings (just north of the road underbridge at NT858593), each on the western side of the line and able to handle goods only.
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