New Luce railway station

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
Location
Place	New Luce
Area	Dumfries and Galloway
Coordinates	54.9415°N 4.8593°W / 54.9415; -4.8593
Grid reference	NX169644
Operations
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)
Platforms	2
History
5 October 1877 (1877-10-05)	Opened
7 February 1882	Closed
16 February 1882	Reopened
12 April 1886	Closed again
14 June 1886	Reopened
6 September 1965 (1965-09-06)	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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History

The station opened on 5 October 1887 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. The signal box closed in 1971.[1][2]

References

1. "New Luce Station". Canmore. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
2. "RAILSCOT - New Luce". Railscot. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Glenwhilly Line open, station closed		Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway		Terminus