Scotch Dyke | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | City of Carlisle |
Country: | England |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | Border Union Railway |
Pregroup: | North British Railway |
Postgroup: | LNER British Railways |
Years: | 25 October 1861 |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 2 May 1949 |
Events1: | Closed |
Scotch Dyke railway station was a railway station in Cumberland close to the Scots' Dike, the traditional border with Scotland.
The station was opened on 25 October 1861 by the Border Union Railway as 'Scotsdyke' and later renamed 'Scotch Dyke'. It was a two-platform station with a level crossing to its north.
The station closed on 2 May 1949. The line was closed to all traffic by British Railways on 5 January 1969, and dismantled in 1971, see Border Union Railway.
Today (2006) the former station retains its building and platforms. The canopy of the building has a script reading "Speed and comfort by rail".[1]