Holywood railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway north of Dumfries.
Holywood | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Location | Dumfries and Galloway Scotland |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 15 October 1849 | Opened as Killylung[1] |
| 28 October 1850 | Renamed as Holywood[1][2] |
| 1920 | Relocated |
| 26 September 1949 | Closed |
History
editThe station opened on 15 October 1849 as Killylung.[1] Within a year, on 28 October 1850, it was renamed as Holywood.[3][2] The station had 2 platforms, originally to the north of the level crossing but later moved to the south of it in order for a loop to be created to the east.[4]
The station is now closed, although the line through the station is still open. One platform still exists and a level crossing controlled by a signal box. [5][3]The small village of Holywood with its church stands a little way off and the old creamery stands close by to the station site.
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| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Auldgirth Line open; station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
Dumfries Line and station open | ||
Views of Holywood signal box and level crossing
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The old station platform and line looking Dumfries -
Holywood signal box -
Detail of the level crossing gates -
Looking towards Auldgirth
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c Butt (1995), page 132
- ^ a b Butt (1995), page 122
- ^ a b "Holywood Station | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Contributors, Ewan Crawford. "Holywood [1st] - RAILSCOT". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Contributors, Ewan Crawford. "Holywood [2nd] - RAILSCOT". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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Sources
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- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.