Place Nethercleugh Grid reference NY1203586032 10 September 1847 Station opens Platforms in use 2 | Area Dumfries and Galloway Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway Original company Caledonian Railway | |
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway Similar Wamphray railway station, Dinwoodie railway station, Kirtlebridge railway station, Moffat railway station, Elvanfoot railway station | ||
Nethercleugh railway station was a station which served the rural area around Nethercleugh and the estate of Jardine Hall, 3 miles north of Lockerbie in Applegarth parish, Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line. The nearest station for Nethercleugh is now at Lockerbie.
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History
Opened by the Caledonian Railway, it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923 and was then closed by British Railways in 1960.
A mineral line ran down to the station from Corncockle Quarry, a large and historically important sandstone quarry near Templand. Stone from this quarry was used in Victorian times to build tenements in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Dinosaur footprints were found there in the 19th century.
The OS maps show that a saw mill was located near the station and was served by a siding, also extensive interchange sidings for quarry traffic were present.
The site today
Trains pass at speed on the electrified West Coast Main Line. The station and platforms have been demolished and the station site is now part of a large sawmill aite. A signal box controlled the level crossing on the minor road which haave now been closed and the signal box demolished.