Closeburn | |
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Location | |
Area | Dumfries and Galloway |
Operations | |
Original company | Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | LMS |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
15 October 1849 | Opened as Closeburn |
11 September 1961[1][2] | Closed to passengers |
06 May 1964[3] | Closed to goods traffic |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Closeburn railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway north of Dumfries, serving a rural community with Wallace Hall school and Closeburn Castle nearby. Its OS NGR is NX 8970 9234.
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.
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 |
Auldgirth Line open; station closed |
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