Wamphray
Location type
StationName and dates
Wamphray (1847-1960)Opened on the Caledonian Railway.
Description
This was a two platform station. The main station building was on the southbound platform.
There was a small goods yard on the east side, approached from the south. The signal box was at the south end of the southbound platform with the yard to its east. The line runs on an embankment.
The station closed to passengers in 1960 and the box closed in 1972.
The area is of farmed land with relatively low population. The location is perhaps better known as Newton, the name of the small village to the west. The former station is also sometimes referred to as Newton Wamphray. Wamphray Church is just under two miles to the north east
The station house remains in use as a house. The gable ends are unusual and are not quite crow stepped, having slopes between the steps.
Tags
StationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
12/08/2019
| Nearby stations Dinwoodie Beattock Nethercleugh Moffat Auchencastle Lochmaben Shieldhill Lockerbie Ruttonside [Private] Amisfield Locharbriggs Heathhall Halt Ecclefechan Holywood [1st] Holywood [2nd] | Sidings Cottage Corncockle Bridge Corncockle Quarry Beattock Shed Lockerbie Sawmills Lockerbie Shed Water of Milk Viaduct Beattock Bank Ballast Quarry Castlemilk Goods Knowehead Quarry Locharbriggs Quarries Harthope Viaduct Tourist/other Murthat Signal Box Lochmaben Castle Greskine Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 13/06/1960 | Caledonian Railway Wamphray, Dinwoodie, Nethercleugh, Ecclefechan, Kirtlebridge, Kirkpatrick closed to passengers. Nethercleugh and Dinwoodie closed to goods. |
