This railway is closed. The line was built between Dumfries (Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway) and Castle Douglas. Castle Douglas became a junction for Stranraer (via the Portpatrick Railway) and Kirkcudbright (via the Kirkcudbright Railway). A short section of the line remained until 2002 between Dumfries and Maxwelltown. ScotRail provide passenger services from Dumfries to Glasgow Central and Carlisle.
These locations are along the line.
This junction is just to the north of Dumfries station and the Edinburgh Road Bridge.
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This junction was at the north end of Dumfries station and was formed between the 1859 Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway and the 1863 Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway. To reach the D&CDR the DL&LR crossed the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway (Glasgow and South Western Railway main line) on the level.
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This is an eleven arch double track viaduct; five of 30ft at the east end and six over the river of 50ft at the west end.
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More detailsThis was a two platform station to the west of Dumfries. The main station building, of two storeys, was on the northbound (Dumfries bound) platform with a large shelter on the opposite platform. There was no footbridge, there being a road bridge at the north end.
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This is a disused double track eight arch masonry viaduct south of the former Maxwelltown station and just north of the former Maxwelltown Factory Siding. Also known as Cargenbridge Viaduct. The viaduct is 276 ft overall and 47 ft high.
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This was a siding for a Second World War munitions factory opened by the Ministry of supply in 1940. The siding made a trailing connection to the line west of Maxwelltown station and was approached by reversal from the west. The works, known as MoS Drungans (Dumfries), produced guncotton. This was converted to triple-base cordite at MoS Dalbeattie (Southwick Ammunition Factory) and into ...
More detailsThis is a fine eighteen arch double track masonry viaduct on a curve. It is 1011 ft long overall and 92 ft high.
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This was a two platform station with the east end located in a cutting on the approach to an overbridge. The main station building was on the westbound platform and there was a goods yard at the west end, south of the line, approached from the west.
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This was a two platform station to the south of a level crossing. The main station building was on the westbound platform. There was a goods yard on the east side, approached from the south.
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More detailsThis was a two platform station. The goods yard was on the east side, approached from the north, or by reversal from a spur from the south. The main station building was on the westbound platform.
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This was a two platform station. The main station building was on the westbound platform and there was a short siding at the west end, approached from the west.
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More detailsThis was a two platform station in the north of Dalbeattie. It had a stone station building on the westbound platform and timber one on the eastbound.
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The original single track timber viaduct was replaced with a girder bridge in 1886. The replacement was built to allow a second track and the line was doubled in 1894.
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This station was also known as Buittle Mill, Buittle Halt and Buittle Mill Halt. It opened shortly after the line. It had a station building on a single platform and a siding. Services were limited calling on Wednesdays only with one train each way.
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More detailsThis was a two platform station in the north of Castle Douglas.
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