New Luce railway station

New Luce railway station served the village of New Luce, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1887 to 1965 on the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway.

New Luce
The site of the station, looking north towards Glenwhilly, in 2019
General information
LocationNew Luce, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates54.9415°N 4.8593°W / 54.9415; -4.8593
Grid referenceNX169644
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGirvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
5 October 1877 (1877-10-05)Opened
7 February 1882Closed
16 February 1882Reopened
12 April 1886Closed again
14 June 1886Reopened
6 September 1965 (1965-09-06)Closed

History

The station opened on 5 October 1877[1] by the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway. To the south was the goods yard, which had a goods shed, and at the south end of the northbound platform was the signal box. The station closed on 7 February 1882 but reopened nine days later on 16 February 1882. It closed again on 12 April 1886, reopened on 14 June 1886 and finally closed on 6 September 1965.[2] The signal box closed in 1971.[3]

References
  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 510. OCLC 931112387.
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 311. OCLC 931112387.
  3. "New Luce Station". Canmore. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Glenwhilly
Line open, station closed		   Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway   Dunragit
Line open, station closed


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