Loch Skerrow Halt railway station
Loch Skerrow Halt railway station served the burgh of Skerrow, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, from 1955 to 1963 on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway.
Loch Skerrow Halt | |
|---|---|
| Location | Skerrow, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland |
| Coordinates | 54.9895°N 4.1743°W |
| Grid reference | NX609682 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | British Railways (Scottish Region) |
| Key dates | |
| 13 June 1955 | Opened |
| 9 September 1963 | Closed |
History
The station opened on 13 June 1955 by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It had a siding and a signal box. The purpose of the station was to split the track between New Galloway and Gatehouse of Fleet. With a sparse local population, there was no longer a need for a station, so it closed on 9 September 1963.[1][2][3] The line was closed in 1965.[4]
Popular culture
Richard Hannay, the hero of the 1915 novel The Thirty-Nine Steps, by John Buchan, reputedly got off a train here, fearing that he had become the prime suspect in a couple of murders in London.[4]
References
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 260. OCLC 931112387.
- "RAILSCOT - Loch Skerrow". Railscot. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Loch Skerrow Halt". Canmore. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- Dumfries & Galloway Curiosities by David Carroll - Google Books
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Galloway Line and station closed |
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway | Gatehouse of Fleet Line and station closed |
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