Amisfield railway station
Amisfield railway station was a station which served Amisfield, 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. The latter station is now the nearest to Amisfield.
Amisfield | |
|---|---|
 Site of the station, 1991 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Amisfield, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland |
| Coordinates | 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 |
History
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]
| 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
- Butt (1995), page 16
Sources
- 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 (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O.S. map