Dullatur railway station explained

Dullatur
Status:Disused
Borough:Dullatur, North Lanarkshire
Country:Scotland
Platforms:2
Original:North British Railway
Pregroup:North British Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Events:Opened
Events1:Closed

Dullatur railway station served the village of Dullatur, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1876 to 1967 on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 March 1876 by the North British Railway. Initially there were no goods facilities but a small yard was later added to the west of the station. Dullatur West signal box, which opened with the station, was to the west. There was another signal box to the east, named Dullator East signal box, which served the sidings of Dullator Quarry and Dullator Sand Quarry. The west box closed in 1933. The station closed on 5 June 1967.[1]

External links

55.9699°N -4.0124°W

Notes and References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 152