Southwick (Dumfries & Galloway) railway station

Southwick (Dumfries & Galloway) railway station served the civil parish of Colvend and Southwick, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1859 to 1965 on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway.

Southwick (Dumfries & Galloway)
Location
Place	Colvend and Southwick
Area	Dumfries and Galloway
Coordinates	54.9523°N 3.7881°W / 54.9523; -3.7881
Grid reference	NX855634
Operations
Original company	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (Scottish Region)
Platforms	2
History
7 November 1859 (1859-11-07)	Opened
25 September 1939	Closed temporarily
3 February 1941	Reopened
14 June 1965 (1965-06-14)	Closed
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History

The station opened on 7 November 1859 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. To the west was a signal box, which opened in 1878, and a siding were to the west. In 1940, ICI Nobel opened a factory at Southwick Ammunition Factory which was served by two sets of sidings in the west: Southwick Factory Siding and Maidenholm Sidings. The signal box closed in 1961 and the station closed on 14 June 1965.[1][2]

References

1. "RAILSCOT - Southwick". Railscot. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
2. "Southwick Station". Canmore. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Dalbeattie Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway		Kirkgunzeon Line and station closed