Amisfield railway station
Amisfield | |
|---|---|
 Site of the station, 1991 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Amisfield, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°07′46″N 3°34′22″W / 55.12933°N 3.57276°W |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1863[1] | Opened |
| 19 May 1952[1] | Closed |
Amisfield railway station was a station which served
Caledonian Main Line (now known as the West Coast Main Line) at Lockerbie and the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway at Dumfries
. The latter station is now the nearest to Amisfield.
History
Opened by the
British Railways.[1]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locharbriggs Line and station closed |
Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Caledonian Railway |
Shieldhill Line and station closed | ||
The site today
Some parts of the platform remain and the station house is now a private residence.
References
Notes
Sources
- OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O.S. map