Dolphinton railway station (North British Railway)

Dolphinton
General information
Location	Dolphinton, Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°42′57″N3°24′43″W / 55.7158°N 3.4119°W / 55.7158; -3.4119
Grid reference	NT113478
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
4 July 1864 (1864-07-04)	Opened
1 April 1933 (1933-04-01)	Closed
Location

Dolphinton (North British Railway) railway station served the village of Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1864 to 1933 on the Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway. There was another separate station in Dolphinton served by trains of the Caledonian Railway from 1867 to 1945.

History

The station opened on 4 July 1864 by the North British Railway. There was a stone built locomotive shed nearby. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 1 April 1933. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Dolphinton Station (North British Railway)". Canmore. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 155. OCLC   931112387.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Terminus		Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway		Broomlee Line and station closed