Dalbeattie railway station

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Dalbeattie
Dalbeattie station site geograph-3397952-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of the station in 1991
General information
LocationDalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates54°56′06″N 3°49′37″W / 54.935003°N 3.826944°W / 54.935003; -3.826944Coordinates: 54°56′06″N 3°49′37″W / 54.935003°N 3.826944°W / 54.935003; -3.826944
Grid referenceNX 83050 61559
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
7 November 1859 (1859-11-07)Opened
14 June 1965 (1965-06-14)Closed

Dalbeattie railway station served the town of Dalbeattie, 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.[1] To the west was the signal box and a siding to the north which served Dalbeattie Creamery.

The goods yard was situated to the south of the line and was equipped with a 7 ton crane, the yard was able to accommodate live stock.[2][3] The station was host to a LMS caravan in 1935 and 1936 and possibly in 1937.[4]

The station, as well as the signal box and the line, closed on 14 June 1965.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Dalbeattie, Station Road, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Dalbeattie station on OS 25inch map Kirkcudbrightshire XLIII.7 (Buittle; Urr)". National Library of Scotland. 1894. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. ^ The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 152. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
  4. ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  5. ^ Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway & Canal Historical Society.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Buittle
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
  Southwick (Dumfries & Galloway)
Line and station closed

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