Penton railway station

Penton railway station served the parish of Penton from 1862 to 1969^[1] on the Border Union Railway.

Penton
General information
Location	Penton, Dumfriesshire Scotland
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Border Union Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 March 1862 (1862-03-01)	Opened
6 January 1969 (1969-01-06)	Closed

History

The station opened on 1 March 1862 by the Border Union Railway. It was situated on the west side of an unnamed minor road at the end of a short approach road. There was no footbridge; passengers had to use a barrow crossing at the north end of the platforms to get to the other platform. In the early days there was a coal siding to the south, whilst there was a private siding for Kingfield House to the north. The goods yard had two long sidings and a loop siding which served a cattle dock. The goods yard closed on 9 October 1967. The station closed to passengers and goods traffic on 6 January 1969.^[2]

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 338. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Disused Stations: Penton". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 May 2017.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Nook Pasture Line and station closed		North British Railway Border Union Railway		Riddings Junction Line and station closed