15 October 1849 Opened as Closeburn Platforms in use 2 | Post-grouping LMS 11 September 1961 Closed to passengers | |
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6 May 1964 Closed to goods traffic Original company | ||
Closeburn railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway north of Dumfries, serving a rural community with Wallace Hall school and Closeburn Castle nearby. Its OS NGR is NX 8970 9234.
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History
The station opened on 15 October 1849. The station is now closed, although the line running through the station is still open. The station buildings, goods sheds and station master's house still exist, but the platforms have been removed.
Lost and found
The 1897 - 1956 Found Items book from Closeburn has survived and is held in the Ewart Library in Dumfries. As per usual in Scotland items of waterproof clothing and umbrellas figure prominently in the list of recovered items.
References
Closeburn railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA