Dalserf railway station
Dalserf railway station | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Other names | Ayr Road |
| Location | South Lanarkshire |
| Line(s) | Caledonian Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1866 | Opened as Ayr Road |
| 1 July 1903 | Renamed as Dalserf |
| 1 October 1951 | Closed |
Dalserf (NS 78111 50938) was a railway station on the Caledonian Railway line from Brocketsbrae to Ferniegair (Merryton Junction) serving the village of Dalserf in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It opened as Ayr Road in 1866 and was closed from January 1941 to May 1945[1] and closed permanently in 1951.[2]
History
The route
The original double track route to Coalburn via Tillietudlem was replaced by a new alignment through Blackwood. A line also ran to Stonehouse, Canderside and Swinehill. Stonehouse and Coalburn stations closed on 4 October 1965.[3][4] Dalserf Junction, Cornsilloch Colliery and brick works were located nearby.[5]
The station
The station had substantial passenger buildings, two platforms with an overbridge, several sidings, and goods sheds. The signal box was near the junction.[6]
References
- Notes
- ^ Stansfield, Page 15
- ^ Butt, Page 76
- ^ Butt, Page 221
- ^ Railbrit Retrieved : 2012-09-15
- ^ 6 inch OS Map, 1914 Retrieved : 2012-09-15
- ^ 25 inch OS 1897 Retrieved : 2012-09-15
- Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Sellar, W.S. & Stevenston, J. L. (1981). The Last Trains. (3) South-West Scotland. Edinburgh : Moorfoot Publishing. ISBN 0-906606-03-9.
- Stansfield, Gordon (1997). Lanarkshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree : Stenlake. ISBN 978-1-872074-96-2.
