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Closeburn (Dumfries) railway station

Closeburn
Closeburn Station.JPG
Location
Area Dumfries and Galloway
Operations
Original company Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Platforms 2
History
15 October 1849 Opened as Closeburn
11 September 1961 Closed to passengers
6 May 1964 Closed to goods traffic
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Closeburn railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway north of Dumfries, serving a rural community with Wallace Hall school and Closeburn Castle nearby. Its OS NGR is NX 8970 9234.

The station opened on 15 October 1849. The station is now closed, although the line running through the station is still open. The station buildings, goods sheds and station master's house still exist, but the platforms have been removed.

The 1897 - 1956 Found Items book from Closeburn has survived and is held in the Ewart Library in Dumfries. As per usual in Scotland items of waterproof clothing and umbrellas figure prominently in the list of recovered items.


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Coordinates: 55°12′45″N 3°44′01″W / 55.21261°N 3.73368°W / 55.21261; -3.73368


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