Riddings Junction railway station

Riddings Junction
Location
Area	Dumfriesshire
Coordinates	55°04′01″N 2°55′47″W / 55.067°N 2.9297°W / 55.067; -2.9297Coordinates: 55°04′01″N 2°55′47″W / 55.067°N 2.9297°W / 55.067; -2.9297
Grid reference	NY407751
Operations
Original company	Border Union Railway
Pre-grouping	Border Union Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Platforms	2
History
1 March 1862 (1862-03-01)	Station opened
15 June 1964	Station closed to passengers
2 January 1967 (1967-01-02)	Station closed completely
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Riddings Junction railway station was a railway station in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, from 1862 to 1967 on the Border Union Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 March 1862 by the Border Union Railway. The station was situated at the end of an unnamed minor road. The goods yard was moderately sized and was on a lower level than the station. It was composed of three sidings, the siding to the north serving a cattle dock and pens. The station closed to passengers on 15 June 1964. The station remained open to goods traffic although it was downgraded to a public delivery siding on 8 November 1965 and it closed on 2 January 1967.^[1]

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Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Penton Line and station closed		North British Railway Border Union Railway		Scotch Dyke Line and station closed