Buittle railway station
Buittle | |
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![]() The site of the station in 2008 | |
Location | Buittle, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland |
Coordinates | 54°57′25″N 3°51′31″W / 54.9569°N 3.8585°WCoordinates: 54°57′25″N 3°51′31″W / 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.[2]
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.
- ^ "RAILSCOT - Buittle". Railscot. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
External links[]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Castle Douglas Line and station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway |
Dalbeattie Line and station closed |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Dumfries and Galloway
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1862
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1894
- Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations
- 1862 establishments in Scotland
- 1894 disestablishments in Scotland
- Scotland railway station stubs