Racks railway station

Racks
Racks station in 1900
General information
LocationDumfries, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
23 August 1848Opened
6 December 1965Closed
6 May 1964Closed to goods traffic

Racks railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Dumfries, OS NGR NY 033 743, serving and effectively creating the village of Racks near the Lochar Water, 4 miles ESE of Dumfries; a rural community within the Parish of Torthorwald.

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