Crossford
Location type
StationName and dates
Crossford (1905-1943)Opened on the Cairn Valley Light Railway (Glasgow and South Western Railway).
Description
This was a single platform station located on the Cairn Valley line between the Kirkland (west) and Dunscore (south east). It was a small station with a small metal shelter on the platform, short siding and loading bank and station agent's house.
There was a combined platform and loading bank, the loading bank to the east and set back to accommodate the siding siding. The platforms were on the north side of the line.
There was a level crossing to the west, the station agent's house still remains on west side of the crossing, north side of line.
The roadway here was diverted to the south allow the line to be built.
Tags
Station| Nearby stations Kirkland Dunscore Moniaive Stepford Closeburn Auldgirth Newtonairds Thornhill Irongray Holywood [1st] Carronbridge Holywood [2nd] Maxwelltown Amisfield Locharbriggs | Dunscore Viaduct Ballochan Linn Viaduct Morrinton Quarry Morrinton Quarry Siding Closeburn Quarry Signal Box Cample Water Viaduct Cample Mill Newton Quarry Gatelawbridge Quarry Carronhill Glen (Newlands) Viaduct Portrack Viaduct Lower Portrack Viaduct Tourist/other Ellisland Farm Drumlanrig Castle Portrack House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 The Cairn Valley Light Railway: Moniaive to Dumfries (Locomotion Papers) |  The Glasgow & South Western Railway a History |
