Holywood (Dumfries and Galloway) railway station
| Holywood | |
|---|---|
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| 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 Killylung[1] |
| 28 October 1850 | Renamed as Holywood[1][2] |
| 26 September 1949 | Closed |
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Holywood railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway north of Dumfries.
History
The station opened on 15 October 1849 as Killylung.[1] Within a year it was renamed as Holywood.[2] The station is now closed, although the line through the station is still open. One platform still exists and a level crossing controlled by a signal box. The small village of Holywood with its church stands a little way off and the old creamery stands close by to the station site.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auldgirth Line open; station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
Dumfries Line and station open | ||
Views of Holywood signal box and level crossing
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The old station platform and line looking Dumfries
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Holywood signal box
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Detail of the level crossing gates
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Looking towards Auldgirth
References
Notes
Sources
A train at Holywood level crossing
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
External links
Coordinates: 55°06′57″N 3°38′31″W / 55.1158°N 3.6420°W
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