New Luce Station
Railway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name New Luce Station
Classification Railway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Canmore ID 217096
Site Number NX16SE 149
NGR NX 16948 64498
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/217096
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Inch
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX16SE 149 16948 64498
Location formerly cited as NX 16980 64566.
This intermediate station on the Glasgow - Ayr - Girvan - Stranraer (main) line of the former Glasgow and South Western Rly was opened (by the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Rly) on 5 October 1877. It closed on 7 February 1882, reopened on 16 February 1882, closed again on 12 April 1886, reopened again on 14 June 1886, and finally closed on 6 September 1965. The line itself remains open to regular passenger traffic.
This station is depicted, but not noted, on the current edition of the OS (GIS) AIB.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 13 July 2006.
R V J Butt 1995.
