Penton railway station

Penton
Location	Penton, Dumfriesshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°08′15″N 2°49′30″W / 55.1375°N 2.825°W / 55.1375; -2.825Coordinates: 55°08′15″N 2°49′30″W / 55.1375°N 2.825°W / 55.1375; -2.825
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Border Union Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 March 1862 (1862-03-01)	Opened
6 January 1969 (1969-01-06)	Closed

Penton railway station served the parish of Penton from 1862 to 1969 on the Border Union Railway.

History[]

The station opened on 1 March 1862 by the Border Union Railway. It was situated on the west side of an unnamed minor road at the end of a short approach road. There was no footbridge; passengers had to use a barrow crossing at the north end of the platforms to get to the other platform. In the early days there was a coal siding to the south, whilst there was a private siding for Kingfield House to the north. The goods yard had two long sidings and a loop siding which served a cattle dock. The goods yard closed on 9 October 1967. The station closed to passengers and goods traffic on 6 January 1969.^[1]

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