Bank Junction
Location type
JunctionNames and dates
Bank Junction (1855-1969)Bank Junction (1983-)
Station code: National Rail
Opened on the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway.
Opened on the New Cumnock Waggonway and Bank Branch (Nithsdale Iron Company).
Description
This was originally the branch for the New Cumnock Iron Works, called New Cumnock Iron Works Company's Branch Junction. The branch led off to the south and was approached from the west.
The junction became quite developed with exchange sidings in the 'V' of the junction and the first portion of the branch double track. The signal box was located on the south side of the junction.
The junction closed in 1969 the closure of Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery.
The box closed in 1981.
The new Knockshinnoch Washery, for opencast coal, had the line re-open in 1985.
From 2003 this was the branch for the coal loading facility Greenburn Loading.
Tags
Junction
Chronology Dates
| 28/10/1850 | New Cumnock Waggonway Joined and replaced by the Bank Branch (Glasgow and South Western Railway) opened from Bank Junction (Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway) to the New Cumnock Iron Works by Bank. |
| /12/1996 | New Cumnock Waggonway Knockshinnoch Washery to Bank Junction (Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway) re-opened to freight. |
Books
 An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways |  Carlisle To Beattock: including the Dumfries Branch (Scottish Main Lines) |  The Glasgow & South Western Railway a History |
