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.
[6] In the meantime, on 30 November 1863, Symington station was re-sited at the junction, which was to the north of the original site.
[8] In 1904 the station was able to handle all classes of traffic (goods, passengers, parcels, wheeled vehicles, livestock, etc.)
[6] Symington station was listed for closure in the first Beeching report,[10] and duly closed on 4 January 1965.
[4] The remaining infrastructure at Symington consists of two crossovers 66 miles 2 chains (106.3 km) from Carlisle.