Sanquhar railway station
Railway station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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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.
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Sanquhar station from the road bridge looking towards Kirkconnel in 2021 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55.3710°N 3.9248°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS780102 | ||||
| Manager | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SQH | ||||
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| 28 October 1850[2] | Opened | ||||
| 6 December 1965[2] | Closed | ||||
| 27 June 1994 | Re-opened under British Rail | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  1,752 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  14,430 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 17,302 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 25,440 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 26,594 | ||||
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Railway Mishap 1966
On Sunday 14 August 1966, the previous evening's 22:10 Glasgow Central – London Euston consisting of five seating coaches, eight sleeping cars and two parcels vans hauled by EE Type 4 locomotive No. D311 crashed into a landslide between Sanquhar and Carrondale at 00:30. The loco and first ten coaches were derailed. None of the 270 passengers and four train crew were injured.[3]
Services
On Monday to Saturdays, there are 9 trains per day in each direction towards Dumfries (6 of these continue to Carlisle) and Glasgow Central running on a mostly 2 hourly frequency, however there can be gaps up to 4 hours at certain times of the day. On Sundays, there are 2 trains per day in each direction towards Carlisle and Glasgow.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Dumfries | ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line |
Kirkconnel | ||
Gallery
Nithsdale south of Sanquhar in 1961
Down freight on the Nithsdale Anglo-Scottish main line in 1961
Platform 1 and a train for Kirkconnel in 2007
The station building in 2021
