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Scotch Dyke railway station

Coordinates: 55°02′30″N 2°57′36″W / 55.0417°N 2.9601°W / 55.0417; -2.9601
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Scotch Dyke
The site of the station in 2013
General information
LocationCity of Carlisle
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBorder Union Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways
Key dates
25 October 1861Opened
2 May 1949Closed

Scotch Dyke railway station was a railway station in Cumberland close to the Scots' Dike, the traditional border with Scotland.

History

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The station was opened on 25 October 1861 by the Border Union Railway as 'Scotsdyke' and later renamed 'Scotch Dyke'. It was a two-platform station with a level crossing to its north.

The station closed on 2 May 1949.[1] The line was closed to all traffic by British Railways on 5 January 1969, and dismantled in 1971, see Border Union Railway.

Today (2006) the former station retains its building and platforms. The canopy of the building has a script reading "Speed and comfort by rail".[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Riddings Junction
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Waverley Route
  Longtown
Line and station closed

References

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  1. ^ 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. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ "This was Scotch Dyke Station © Rose and Trev Clough cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

55°02′30″N 2°57′36″W / 55.0417°N 2.9601°W / 55.0417; -2.9601