Wamphray Railway Station

Wamphray railway station was a station which served Newton Wamphray, near Beattock, in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line. The nearest station for Newton Wamphray is now at Lockerbie. The station had originally been known as Wamphraygate. HistoryOpened by the Caledonian Railway, it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923 and was then closed by British Railways in 1960. A description in 1848 records the following: The station building is now a private dwelling and the platforms have been demolished. In 1868 John Bell was the stationmaster. The site todayTrains pass at speed on the electrified West Coast Main Line but there is no station at the site now.

Wamphray railway station was a station which served Newton Wamphray, near Beattock, in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line. The nearest station for Newton Wamphray is now at Lockerbie. The station had originally been known as Wamphraygate. HistoryOpened by the Caledonian Railway, it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923 and was then closed by British Railways in 1960. A description in 1848 records the following: The station building is now a private dwelling and the platforms have been demolished. In 1868 John Bell was the stationmaster. The site todayTrains pass at speed on the electrified West Coast Main Line but there is no station at the site now.