Lochanhead railway station (site), Dumfries & Galloway
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Lochanhead railway station (site), Dumfries & Galloway
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 7 May 2019
Opened in 1859 by the Castle Douglas & Dumfries Railway, later part of the Glasgow & South Western Railway, this station closed to passengers in 1939 and completely in 1965. The railway line was known as 'The Port Road'. View north at the forecourt, now a private residence. The former track-bed is behind the building.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.027338
Longitude
-3.697775