New Luce railway station

New Luce railway station served the village of New Luce, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1887 to 1965 on the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway.

New Luce
The site of the station, looking north towards Glenwhilly, in 2019
General information
Location	New Luce, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland
Coordinates	54.9415°N 4.8593°W / 54.9415; -4.8593
Grid reference	NX169644
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
5 October 1877 (1877-10-05)	Opened
7 February 1882	Closed
16 February 1882	Reopened
12 April 1886	Closed again
14 June 1886	Reopened
6 September 1965 (1965-09-06)	Closed

History

The station opened on 5 October 1877^[1] by the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway. To the south was the goods yard, which had a goods shed, and at the south end of the northbound platform was the signal box. The station closed on 7 February 1882 but reopened nine days later on 16 February 1882. It closed again on 12 April 1886, reopened on 14 June 1886 and finally closed on 6 September 1965.^[2] The signal box closed in 1971.^[3]

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 510. OCLC 931112387.
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 311. OCLC 931112387.
3. "New Luce Station". Canmore. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Glenwhilly Line open, station closed		Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway		Dunragit Line open, station closed