Buittle railway station

Buittle
Buittle
	The site of the station in 2008
General information
Location	Buittle, Dumfries and Galloway; Scotland
Coordinates	54.9569°N 3.8585°W
Grid reference	NX810640
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
July 1862	Opened
1 August 1894	Closed

Buittle railway station, also known as Buittle Halt, Buittle Mill and Buittle Mill Halt, served the civil parish of Buittle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1862 to 1894 on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway.

History

The station opened in July 1862 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Trains only called here on Wednesday with one in each direction. It was known as Buittle Mill in the local press. The station closed on 1 August 1894[1] when the line was doubled.

References

Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 103. OCLC 931112387.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Castle Douglas Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway		Dalbeattie Line and station closed

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 103. OCLC 931112387.