Old Photograph Railway Station Symington Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Symington, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. This Scottish train station was on the main line of the Caledonian Railway and for most of its life was the junction for the branch to Peebles. The original system of the Caledonian Railway was authorised on 31 July 1845, and the main routes were three lines radiating from a junction at Carstairs. The southern of these lines, that to Carlisle, England, was opened in two stages: the section south of Beattock opened first, on 10 September 1847; and the remainder opened on 15 February 1848. The station at Symington opened on 15 February 1848. The Peebles line closed on 5 June 1950. Symington station was listed for closure in the first Beeching report, and duly closed on 4 January 1965. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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