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buittle+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

54°57′25″N 3°51′31″W / 54.9569°N 3.8585°W / 54.9569; -3.8585
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Buittle
The site of the station in 2008
General information
Location Buittle, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates 54°57′25″N 3°51′31″W / 54.9569°N 3.8585°W / 54.9569; -3.8585
Grid reference NX810640
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Glasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
July 1862 (1862-07)Opened
1 August 1894 (1894-08-01)Closed

Buittle railway station, also known as Buittle Halt, Buittle Mill and Buittle Mill Halt, served the civil parish of Buittle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1862 to 1894 on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway.

History

The station opened in July 1862 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Trains only called here on Wednesday with one in each direction. It was known as Buittle Mill in the local press. The station closed on 1 August 1894 [1] when the line was doubled.

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 103. OCLC  931112387.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Castle Douglas
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
  Dalbeattie
Line and station closed



buittle+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

54°57′25″N 3°51′31″W / 54.9569°N 3.8585°W / 54.9569; -3.8585
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Buittle
The site of the station in 2008
General information
Location Buittle, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates 54°57′25″N 3°51′31″W / 54.9569°N 3.8585°W / 54.9569; -3.8585
Grid reference NX810640
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Glasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Key dates
July 1862 (1862-07)Opened
1 August 1894 (1894-08-01)Closed

Buittle railway station, also known as Buittle Halt, Buittle Mill and Buittle Mill Halt, served the civil parish of Buittle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1862 to 1894 on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway.

History

The station opened in July 1862 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Trains only called here on Wednesday with one in each direction. It was known as Buittle Mill in the local press. The station closed on 1 August 1894 [1] when the line was doubled.

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 103. OCLC  931112387.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Castle Douglas
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
  Dalbeattie
Line and station closed



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