Tarff railway station
Appearance
Tarff | |
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General information | |
Location | Ringford, Dumfries and Galloway England |
Coordinates | 54°53′07″N 4°03′01″W / 54.88520°N 4.05035°W |
Grid reference | NX685564 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (Scottish Region) |
Key dates | |
7 March 1864 | Opened as Tarff for Gatehouse |
1 September 1865 | Name changed to Gatehouse |
1 August 1871 | Name changed to Tarff |
3 May 1965 | Closed |
Tarff railway station served the village of Ringford, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1864 to 1965 on the Kirkcudbright Railway.
History
[edit]The station opened on 7 March 1864 as Tarff for Gatehouse by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. To the east was the goods yard and to the north was the signal box, which opened in 1882. The goods yard had a siding and a stone goods shed. The name of the station was changed to Gatehouse on 1 September 1865 and then changed to Tarff on 1 August 1871.[1] The signal box closed in 1946 and was replaced by ground frames. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 3 May 1965.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 391. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
External links
[edit]Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Bridge of Dee Line and station closed |
Kirkcudbright Railway | Kirkcudbright Line and station closed |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Dumfries and Galloway
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965
- 1864 establishments in Scotland
- 1965 disestablishments in Scotland
- Beeching closures in Scotland
- Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations
- Scotland railway station stubs