Closeburn railway station
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Closeburn | |
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General information | |
Location | Dumfries and Galloway Scotland |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | LMS |
Key dates | |
15 October 1849 | Opened as Closeburn |
11 September 1961[1][2] | Closed to passengers |
6 May 1964[3] | Closed to goods traffic |
Closeburn railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway north of Dumfries, serving a rural community with Wallace Hall and Closeburn Castle nearby. Its OS NGR is NX 8970 9234.
History
The station opened on 15 October 1849. The station is now closed, although the line running through the station is still open. The station buildings, goods sheds and station master's house still exist, but the platforms have been removed.
Lost and found
The 1897–1956 Found Items book from Closeburn has survived and is held in the Ewart Library in Dumfries. As per usual in Scotland items of waterproof clothing and umbrellas figure prominently in the list of recovered items.[4]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Thornhill Line open; station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
Auldgirth Line open; station closed |
References
Notes;
- ^ RCAHMS site
- ^ Rankin, Stuart (2006-7). Found Items Closeburn Station 1897-1956. Sou'West Journal. No. 38. p. 27.
- ^ Lindsay, David M. E. (2002). G&SWR Register of stations, routes & lines. G&SWR Association. Part 6.3, Page 20
- ^ Rankin, Stuart (2006-7). Found Items Closeburn Station 1897-1956. Sou'West Journal. No. 38. p. 28.
Sources;
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
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- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1961
- Disused railway stations in Dumfries and Galloway
- 1849 establishments in Scotland
- Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations
- 1961 disestablishments in Scotland