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Cummertrees 
Cummertrees station from the mainstreet in 2010 Location Place Dumfries 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 23 August 1848[1] Opened 19 September 1955[2] Closed 06 August 1964[3] Closed to goods traffic Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–ZCummertrees railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway south of Dumfries, serving the village of Cummertrees; a rural community within the Parish of Cummertrees. [4] The village lies some 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Annan and 8 miles (13 km) south of Lockerbie.
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History
The station opened in 1848. The station is now closed, although the line running through the station remains open. The station building has been converted into a private dwelling.
Cummertrees was opened by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway, which then became part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway; in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway at the Grouping, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways following the 1948 nationalisation of the railways. It was closed by the British Railways Board in 1955. The station lay 70.47 miles (113.41 km) south of the old terminus at Glasgow St Enoch.
An unstaffed siding at the station was closed 01 April 1959. A Cummertrees Lime siding existed nearby with a narrowgauge railway link to the Kellhead lime works.[5]
The village of Cummertrees developed around the former station.
The National Archives of Scotland hold a full collection of plans for the station of various dates.[6]
The stylish and sizeable station buildings reflect the fact that the station served nearby Kinmount House, once seat of the Marquesses of Queensberry, described by Groome as a beautiful edifice, built in the early part of the 19th century.[7]
Services
Preceding station Historical railways Following station Ruthwell
Line open; station closedGlasgow and South Western Railway
Annan
Line open; station openReferences
- ^ Lindsay, David M. E. (2002). G&SWR Register of stations, routes & lines. G&SWR Association. Part 2.1, Page 2
- ^ Lindsay, David M. E. (2002). G&SWR Register of stations, routes & lines. G&SWR Association. Part 2.1, Page 2
- ^ Lindsay, David M. E. (2002). G&SWR Register of stations, routes & lines. G&SWR Association. Part 6.3, Page 20
- ^ "Ordnance Gazetteer for Scotland". http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst2995.html. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
- ^ Lindsay, David M. E. (2002). G&SWR Register of stations, routes & lines. G&SWR Association. Part 6.3, Page 20
- ^ "Parish of Cummertrees". http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search/index.php?page=2&p_type=PARISH&p_name=cummertrees&id=703&p_county=dumfriesshire&cache_name=111parishcummertrees703. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
- ^ Groome, Francis H. (1903). Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland. London : Caxton Publishing Company. P. 964
External links
Categories:- Railway stations opened in 1848
- Railway stations closed in 1955
- Disused railway stations in Dumfries and Galloway
- Villages in Dumfries and Galloway
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