Sanquhar railway station
Sanquhar  | |
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Sanquhar station from the road bridge looking towards Kirkconnel, in 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Sanquhar |
| Local authority | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Coordinates | 55°22′16″N 3°55′29″W / 55.3710°N 3.9248°WCoordinates: 55°22′16″N 3°55′29″W / 55.3710°N 3.9248°W |
| Grid reference | NS780102 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SQH |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 24,116 |
| 2005/06 |
 25,841 |
| 2006/07 |
 25,364 |
| 2007/08 |
23,365 |
| 2008/09 |
24,286 |
| 2009/10 |
23,850 |
| 2010/11 |
25,212 |
| 2011/12 |
28,434 |
| 2012/13 |
28,200 |
| 2013/14 |
26,266 |
| History | |
| 28 October 1850[1] | Opened |
| 6 December 1965[1] | Closed |
| 27 June 1994[2] | Re-opened under British Rail |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sanquhar from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Sanquhar railway station is a railway station in the village of Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line. The old station buildings are in use as a holiday home. The station was re-opened together with Gretna Green, Auchinleck, New Cumnock, Kilmaurs and Dunlop. Kirkconnel remained open but has also seen significant investment in its infrastructure.
Services
There is a two-hourly service in each direction (with one or two extras), southbound to Dumfries and Carlisle and northbound to Kilmarnock and Glasgow. There are also three trains each weekday to Newcastle.
The Sunday service is limited, with just two trains each way currently calling.[3]
References
- 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 206.
- ↑ http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Glasgow_Dumfries_and_Carlisle_Railway/frame.htm
- ↑ Table 216 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
External links
- Train times and station information for Sanquhar railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Dumfries | Abellio ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line |
Kirkconnel | ||
Platform 1 and a train for Kirkconnel, in 2007
Nithsdale south of Sanquhar in 1961
Down freight on the Nithsdale Anglo-Scottish main line in 1961
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