Dalbeattie railway station

Dalbeattie railway station served the town of Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1859 to 1965 on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway.

Dalbeattie
The site of the station in 1991
LocationDalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates54.935003°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

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.[2]

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.[3][4] The station was host to a LMS caravan in 1935 and 1936 and possibly in 1937.[5]

The station, as well as the signal box and the line, closed on 14 June 1965.[2][6]

References
  1. "Dalbeattie, Station Road, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. "RAILSCOT - Dalbeattie". Railscot. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. "Dalbeattie station on OS 25inch map Kirkcudbrightshire XLIII.7 (Buittle; Urr)". National Library of Scotland. 1894. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  6. Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and 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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