Canonbie | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Canonbie, Dumfries and Galloway |
Country: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 55.0848°N -2.9309°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 1 |
Original: | Border Union Railway |
Pregroup: | North British Railway |
Postgroup: | LNER British Rail (Scottish Region) |
Events: | Opened as Canobie |
Years1: | 1 February 1904 |
Events1: | Name changed to Canonbie |
Years2: | 15 June 1964 |
Events2: | Closed to passengers |
Events3: | Closed completely |
Canonbie railway station served the village of Canonbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1862 to 1967 on the Border Union Railway.
The station opened on 5 May 1862 (its first appearance in the Bradshaw timetable)[1] as Canobie by the Border Union Railway. The station was situated on the north side of the B6357. The station's name was changed to Canonbie on 1 February 1904. The goods yard consisted of a loop serving a two-level cattle dock. To the north was a timber goods shed. After closure to passengers on 15 June 1964, the station remained open to goods traffic until 18 September 1967.[2]