Auldgirth railway station

Auldgirth

Auldgirth old station building
Location
Place Auldgirth
Area Dumfries and Galloway
Grid reference NX915866
Operations
Original company Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
15 October 1849 Station opens
3 November 1952 Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Auldgirth railway station was a station which served Auldgirth, in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was served by trains on what is now known as the Glasgow South Western Line north of Dumfries. The latter station is now the nearest to Auldgirth.

History

Opened by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway, which became part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by British Railways.

The site today

The view towards Thornhill from Auldgirth old station overbridge.

Trains still pass the site on the Glasgow South Western Line.

References

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Holywood   London Midland and Scottish Railway
Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
  Closeburn
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Coordinates: 55°09′43″N 3°42′14″W / 55.162°N 3.704°W / 55.162; -3.704

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