Tarff railway station

Tarff railway station served the village of Ringford, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1864 to 1965 on the Kirkcudbright Railway.

Tarff
Location
Place	Ringford
Area	Dumfries and Galloway
Coordinates	54.9984°N 4.0506°W / 54.9984; -4.0506
Grid reference	NX685564
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	1
History
7 March 1864 (1864-03-07)	Opened as Tarff for Gatehouse
1 September 1865	Name changed to Gatehouse
1 August 1871	Name changed to Tarff
3 May 1965 (1965-05-03)	Closed
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History

The station opened on 7 March 1864 as Tarff for Gatehouse by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. To the east was the goods yard and to the north was the signal box, which opened in 1882. The goods yard had a siding and a stone goods shed. The name of the station was changed to Gatehouse on 1 September 1865 to Gatehouse and was changed to Tarff on 1 August 1871. The signal box closed in 1946 and was replaced by ground frames. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 3 May 1965.[1][2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 391. OCLC 931112387.
2. "RAILSCOT - Tarff". Railscot. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Bridge of Dee Line and station closed		Kirkcudbright Railway		Kirkcudbright Line and station closed