New Luce railway station

New Luce
New Luce
	The site of the station, looking north towards Glenwhilly, in 2019
General information
Location	New Luce, Dumfries and Galloway; Scotland
Coordinates	54°56′29″N 4°51′33″W / 54.9415°N 4.8593°W
Grid reference	NX169644
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway; British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
5 October 1877	Opened
7 February 1882	Closed
16 February 1882	Reopened
12 April 1886	Closed again
14 June 1886	Reopened
6 September 1965	Closed

New Luce railway station served the village of New Luce, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1887 to 1965 on the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway.

History[edit]

The station opened on 5 October 1877^[1] by the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway. To the south was the goods yard, which had a goods shed, and at the south end of the northbound platform was the signal box. The station closed on 7 February 1882 but reopened nine days later on 16 February 1882. It closed again on 12 April 1886, reopened on 14 June 1886 and finally closed on 6 September 1965.^[2] The signal box closed in 1971.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 510. OCLC 931112387.
^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 311. OCLC 931112387.
^ "New Luce Station". Canmore. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

External links[edit]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Glenwhilly Line open, station closed		Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway		Dunragit Line open, station closed

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[1] Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 510. OCLC 931112387.

[2] Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 311. OCLC 931112387.

[NewLuceStationInfo-3] "New Luce Station". Canmore. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

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