Shieldhill railway station

Shieldhill
Location
Place Shieldhill
Area Dumfries and Galloway
Coordinates 55°09′04″N 3°31′18″W / 55.1511°N 3.5216°W / 55.1511; -3.5216Coordinates: 55°09′04″N 3°31′18″W / 55.1511°N 3.5216°W / 55.1511; -3.5216
Operations
Original company Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 1
History
1 September 1863[1] Opened
19 May 1952[1] Closed
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Shieldhill railway station was a station which served Shieldhill, in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was served by trains on a local line which ran between the Caledonian Main Line (now known as the West Coast Main Line) at Lockerbie and the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway at Dumfries.

History

Opened by the Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway,[1] then part of the Caledonian 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.[1]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Amisfield
Line and station closed		   Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway
Caledonian Railway
   Lochmaben
Line and station closed

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Butt (1995), page 210

Sources

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