Racks railway station
Appearance
Racks | |
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LMS | |
Key dates | |
23 August 1848[1] | Opened |
6 December 1965[1] | Closed |
6 May 1964 | Closed to goods traffic |
Racks railway station was a
railway station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Dumfries, OS NGR NY 033 743, serving and effectively creating[2] the village of Racks near the Lochar Water, 4 miles ESE of Dumfries; a rural community within the Parish of Torthorwald
.
[3][4]
History
The station, 62.64 miles south of Glasgow Saint Enoch station, opened in July 1848.[5] The station is now closed, although the line running through the station remains open. The station building has been converted into a private dwelling. The difference in height between the main building and platform level was overcome by the use of two fenced diagonal ramps built into the slope with the remainder of the area occupied by a profusion of shrubbery and flower beds.
Racks was opened by the
Beeching Axe
in 1965.
Services
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Dumfries Line open; station open |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
Ruthwell Line open; station closed |
Views of Racks in 2010
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The site of the old station
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The old station buildings
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Racks village from the railway overbridge
References
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 193.
- ^ History of Torthorwald Church. Accessed : 2010-07-11
- ^ "Racks railway station". Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ "Ordnance Gazetteer for Scotland". Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ Lindsay, David M. E. (2002). G&SWR Register of stations, routes & lines. G&SWR Association. Part 6.3, Page 20
- ^ Stephenson Locomotive Society (1950). The Glasgow and South Western Railway. The Stephenson Locomotive Society. p. 12.
Sources
- OL 11956311M.