Carronbridge railway station

Carronbridge railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway north of Dumfries, serving the village of Carronbridge and district. The station was opened as Carron Bridge Station and was renamed Carronbridge Station on 1 January 1871.[1]

Carronbridge
Station buildings at Carronbridge
Location
PlaceDumfries
AreaDumfries and Galloway
Grid referenceNS 88002 01263
Operations
Original companyGlasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Platforms2
History
28 October 1850[1]Opened
7 December 1953[1]Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History
Part of the nearby railway viaduct.

This intermediate station on the Glasgow - Kilmarnock - Gretna ('Nith Valley') main line was opened in 1850. Carronbridge station is now closed, although the double track line running through the station remains open to passenger and freight traffic. The station building has been converted into a private dwelling.

This intermediate station on the Glasgow - Kilmarnock - Gretna ('Nith Valley') main line of the former Glasgow and South-Western Rly was opened as Carron Bridge Station on 28 October 1850. It was renamed Carronbridge Station on 1 January 1871, and closed to regular passenger traffic on 7 December 1953. The line remains in regular use by passenger traffic.

Carronbridge was opened by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway, which then became part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway; in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway at the Grouping, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways following the 1948 nationalisation of the railways. It was closed by British Railways in 1953. The station lay a significant distance from the village of Carronbridge, however it also served a large rural area of scattered farms and cottages.

The 1898 OS map shows several freight sidings, a goods shed and a signal box at Carronbridge.[2] To the north was Mennock Lye Goods Depot however a passenger station never existed at Mennock.

Micro-history

The Durisdeer Parish War Memorial is located on the roadside, close to the entrance to the old station.

Services
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Sanquhar
Line open; station closed		   Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
   Thornhill
Line open; station closed
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See also

References
  1. Butt, Page 55
  2. 1898 OS Map Retrieved : 2012-08-10

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