Dalbeattie railway station

Dalbeattie
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; -3.826944
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 was 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 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 livestock.[2][3]

The station was host to a LMS camping coach 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]

Station site today

The down platform building was demolished after closure and they were eventually infilled when a bus station replaced the station. The up platform building was kept but the bus station was eventually closed and the building demolished. They remained until Station Drive was built upon its site.

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 (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.


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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