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 | |
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,_Dumfries_and_Galloway_(geograph_6163418).jpg) The site of the station, looking north towards Glenwhilly, in 2019 | |
| General information | |
| Location | New Luce, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland |
| Coordinates | 54°56′29″N 4°51′33″W / 54.9415°N 4.8593°W |
| Grid reference | NX169644 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (Scottish Region) |
| Key dates | |
| 5 October 1877 | Opened |
| 7 February 1882 | Closed |
| 16 February 1882 | Reopened |
| 12 April 1886 | Closed again |
| 14 June 1886 | Reopened |
| 6 September 1965 | Closed |
History edit
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 edit
- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 510. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 311. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "New Luce Station". Canmore. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
External links edit
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Glenwhilly Line open, station closed |
Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway | Dunragit Line open, station closed | ||
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