Scotch Dyke railway station

Scotch Dyke railway station was a railway station in Cumberland close to the Scots' Dike, the traditional border with Scotland.

Scotch Dyke
The site of the station in 2013
General information
LocationCity of Carlisle
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBorder Union Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways
Key dates
25 October 1861Opened
2 May 1949Closed

History

The station was opened on 25 October 1861 by the Border Union Railway as 'Scotsdyke' and later renamed 'Scotch Dyke'. It was a two-platform station with a level crossing to its north.

The station closed on 2 May 1949.[1] The line was closed to all traffic by British Railways on 5 January 1969, and dismantled in 1971, see Border Union Railway.

Today (2006) the former station retains its building and platforms. The canopy of the building has a script reading "Speed and comfort by rail".[2]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Riddings Junction
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Waverley Route
  Longtown
Line and station closed

References

55.0417°N 2.9601°W / 55.0417; -2.9601

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