Lochanhead_railway_station

Lochanhead railway station

Lochanhead railway station

Disused railway station in Lochanhead, Dumfries and Galloway

Lochanhead railway station served the settlement of Lochanhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1859 to 1965 on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway.

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History

The station opened on 7 November 1859 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. To the west was the goods yard and the signal box when it opened in 1878. The station closed for passengers on 25 September 1939[1] and closed in May 1947 to goods traffic.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 273. OCLC 931112387.
  2. [2]
    "Lochanhead: site/remains of station, 2000". Geograph. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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