Holywood railway station (Scotland)

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Holywood
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General information
Location Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Key dates
15 October 1849Opened as Killylung [1]
28 October 1850Renamed as Holywood [1] [2]
1920Relocated
26 September 1949Closed

Holywood railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway north of Dumfries.

Contents

History

The station opened on 15 October 1849 as Killylung. [1] Within a year, on 28 October 1850, it was renamed as Holywood. [3] [2] The station had 2 platforms, originally to the north of the level crossing but later moved to the south of it in order for a loop to be created to the east. [4]

The station is now closed, although the line through the station is still open. One platform still exists and a level crossing controlled by a signal box. [5] [3] The small village of Holywood with its church stands a little way off and the old creamery stands close by to the station site.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Auldgirth
Line open; station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
  Dumfries
Line and station open

Views of Holywood signal box and level crossing

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Butt (1995), page 132
  2. 1 2 Butt (1995), page 122
  3. 1 2 "Holywood Station | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. Contributors, Ewan Crawford. "Holywood [1st] - RAILSCOT". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2023.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. Contributors, Ewan Crawford. "Holywood [2nd] - RAILSCOT". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2024.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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A train at Holywood level crossing Holywood level crossing and train.JPG
A train at Holywood level crossing

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