Shieldhill railway station
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Shieldhill | |
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Location | |
Place | Shieldhill |
Area | Dumfries and Galloway |
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Operations | |
Original company | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
1 September 1863[1] | Opened |
19 May 1952[1] | Closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Shieldhill railway station was a station which served Shieldhill, in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was served by trains on a local line which ran between the Caledonian Main Line (now known as the West Coast Main Line) at Lockerbie and the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway at Dumfries.
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History
Opened by the Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway,[1] then part of the Caledonian Railway it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by British Railways.[1]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Amisfield Line and station closed |
Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Caledonian Railway |
Lochmaben Line and station closed |
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- Station on navigable O.S. map