Transport
The line from Dumfries through Maxwelltown station on the periphery of Summerhill to Castle Douglas and beyond was closed to passengers in the 1960s as part of the Beeching axe. The line through the station was used for some years more to allow trains to carry chemical tankers to/from the ICI factory just outside Dumfries at Cargenbridge. Without passengers Maxwelltown station was redundant and so was closed. More recently the line has been closed completely and has been replaced with a cycle path.
Bus services 9 and 9A run between Dumfries town centre and Afton Drive in Summerhill. Bus service 373 between Dumfries and Shawhead runs along Terregles Road.
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