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
- ^ "Dalbeattie, Station Road, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Dalbeattie station on OS 25inch map Kirkcudbrightshire XLIII.7 (Buittle; Urr)". National Library of Scotland. 1894. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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