Dullatur railway station

Dullatur railway station served the village of Dullatur, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1876 to 1967 on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.

Dullatur
LocationDullatur, North Lanarkshire
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 March 1876 (1876-03-01)Opened
5 June 1967 (1967-06-05)Closed

History

The station opened on 1 March 1876 by the North British Railway. Initially there were no goods facilities but a small yard was later added to the west of the station. Dullatur West signal box, which opened with the station, was to the west. There was another signal box to the east, named Dullator East signal box, which served the sidings of Dullator Quarry and Dullator Sand Quarry. The west box closed in 1933. The station closed on 5 June 1967.[1] Nothing remains.[2]

References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 152
  2. "RAILSCOT - Dullatur". Railscot. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Croy
Line and station open
  Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway   Castlecary
Line open, station closed


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