Locharbriggs railway station

Locharbriggs railway station was a station which served Locharbriggs, in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was served by trains on a local line which ran between the Caledonian Main Line (now known as the West Coast Main Line) at Lockerbie and the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway at Dumfries.

Locharbriggs
The site of the station in 2000
General information
LocationLocharbriggs, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates55°06′29″N 3°34′43″W / 55.108°N 3.5785°W / 55.108; -3.5785
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 September 1863[1]Opened
19 May 1952[1]Closed
4 May 1964Closed to goods[2]

History

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Opened by the Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway,[1] then part of the Caledonian Railway it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by British Railways.[1]

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Butt (1995), page 147
  2. ^ "Entering Locharbriggs from the south:... © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

Sources

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Dumfries
Line closed; station open
  Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway
Caledonian Railway
  Amisfield
Line and station closed