Lochanhead railway station

Lochanhead
The site of the station in 2000
General information
Location	Lochanhead, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland
Coordinates	55°01′39″N3°41′52″W / 55.0274°N 3.6978°W / 55.0274; -3.6978
Grid reference	NX915716
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 Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
7 November 1859 (1859-11-07)	Opened
25 September 1939	Closed to passengers
May 1947 (1947-05)	Closed completely
Location

Lochanhead railway station served the settlement of Lochanhead, 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 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. 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. "Lochanhead: site/remains of station, 2000". Geograph. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Killywhan Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway		Maxwelltown Line and station closed