Southwick railway station (Scotland)

Southwick (Dumfries & Galloway) railway station served the civil parish of Colvend and Southwick, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1859 to 1965 on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway.

Southwick (Dumfries & Galloway)
The site of the station, looking northeast towards Kirkgunzeon, in 2019
General information
LocationColvend and Southwick, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates54°57′08″N 3°47′17″W / 54.9523°N 3.7881°W / 54.9523; -3.7881
Grid referenceNX855634
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
7 November 1859 (1859-11-07)Opened
25 September 1939Closed temporarily
3 February 1941Reopened
3 May 1965 (1965-05-03)Closed

History

edit

The station opened on 7 November 1859 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. To the west was a signal box, which opened in 1878, and a siding were to the west. In 1940, ICI Nobel opened a factory at Southwick Ammunition Factory which was served by two sets of sidings in the west: Southwick Factory Siding and Maidenholm Sidings. The signal box closed in 1961 and the station closed on 3 May 1965.[1][2]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Southwick Station". Canmore. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ 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. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dalbeattie
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
  Kirkgunzeon
Line and station closed
edit