| Crossford | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Crossford |
| Area | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Cairn Valley Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow & South Western |
| History | |
| 1 March 1905 | Opened |
| 4 August 1947 | Closed |
| 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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Crossford is a closed station of the Cairn Valley Light Railway branch, from Dumfries. It served the rural area of Crossford in Dumfries and Galloway The line was closed to passengers during WW2.[1]
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The CVR was nominally independent, but was in reality controlled by the Glasgow and South Western Railway.[2] The line was closed to passengers on 3 May 1943, during WW2[1] and to freight on 4 July 1949,[3] and the track lifted in 1953. 1947 is also quoted as a date of complete closure.[2]
Trains were controlled by a 'lock and block' system whereby the trains operated treadles on the single line to interact with the block instruments.[2]
Suggestions have been made for a re-opening of the line.