Sanquhar railway station

Sanquhar

National Rail
Sanquhar station from the road bridge looking towards Kirkconnel, in 2007
General information
LocationSanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates55°22′16″N 3°55′29″W / 55.3710°N 3.9248°W / 55.3710; -3.9248
Grid referenceNS780102
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSQH
Key dates
28 October 1850[2]Opened
6 December 1965[2]Closed
27 June 1994Re-opened under British Rail
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 28,050
2019/20Decrease 24,258
2020/21Decrease 1,752
2021/22Increase 14,430
2022/23Increase 17,302
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Sanquhar railway station is a railway station in the village of Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by 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 (in 1994) together with Gretna Green, Auchinleck, New Cumnock, Kilmaurs and Dunlop after initially falling victim to the Beeching Axe in December 1965. Kirkconnel remained open but has also seen significant investment in its infrastructure.

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 206.