Castle Douglas railway station

Castle Douglas
The site of the station entrance looking east towards Dumfries in 1986
General information
Location	Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland
Coordinates	54°56′42″N3°55′25″W / 54.9449°N 3.9235°W / 54.9449; -3.9235
Grid reference	NX768628
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
7 November 1859 (1859-11-07)	Opened
14 June 1965 (1965-06-14)	Closed
Location

Castle Douglas railway station served the town of Castle Douglas, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1859 to 1965 on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway.

History

The station opened on 7 November 1859 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. To the south was the goods yard and to the north was an engine shed. There were two signal boxes, one to the east and one at the junction to the west. The lines for the goods yard were removed in 1959 and the station, as well as the signal boxes, was closed on 14 June 1965. ^{[1] [2]} . After closure the station was demolished and the site redeveloped with industrial buildings,

References

1. "Castle Douglas Station". Canmore. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 116. OCLC   931112387.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Terminus		Glasgow and South Western Railway Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway		Buittle Line and station closed