Auchencastle railway station

Auchencastle railway station was a private station which served Auchencastle, near Beattock, in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was used by railwaymen and families and was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line. The nearest station for Auchencastle is now at Lockerbie.

Auchencastle
General information
Location	Dumfries and Galloway Scotland
Coordinates	55.3252°N 3.4731°W / 55.3252; -3.4731
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
3 January 1900	Station opens[1]
After 1926	Station close[1]

History

Opened by the Caledonian Railway,^[1] it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923 and was then closed by that company.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Beattock Line open; Station closed		Caledonian Railway Main Line		Beattock Summit Line open; Station closed

The site today

Trains pass at speed on the electrified West Coast Main Line but there is no station at the site now.

References

Notes

1. Butt (1995), page 21

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
• Auchencastle station on navigable OS map