Ecclefechan railway station

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Ecclefechan
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The site of the station in 2019
General information
Location Ecclefechan, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates 55°03′59″N3°17′01″W / 55.0665°N 3.2837°W / 55.0665; -3.2837
Grid reference NY1811575423
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
10 September 1847Station opens [1]
13 June 1960Station close [1]

Ecclefechan railway station was a station which served the rural area around Ecclefechan, south of Lockerbie in Applegarth parish, Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line. The nearest station for Ecclefechan is now at Lockerbie.

Contents

History

Opened by the Caledonian Railway, [1] it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923 and was then closed by British Railways in 1960. The station had a goods shed with a signal box on the platform next to it. Several sidings were present and a minor road to Nether Collinhirst had run through the site. [2]

Accidents and incidents

The site today

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kirtlebridge
Line open; Station closed		  Caledonian Railway
Main Line
  Lockerbie
Line open; Station open

Trains pass at speed on the electrified West Coast Main Line. The station has been demolished, however part of one of the platforms survives.

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Butt (1995), page 88
  2. ↑ 25inch OS Map
  3. ↑ Railway Archive Retrieved : 2012-11-06
  4. ↑ Hoole, Ken (1983). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 4. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 48. ISBN   0 906899 07 9.

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