Whauphill railway station

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Whauphill
Location
Place Wigtown
Area Wigtownshire
Operations
Original company Wigtownshire Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Midland and London North Western Railways
History
2 August 1875[1] Opened
25 September 1950[1] Closed to passengers
5 October 1964 Line closed completely
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Closed railway stations in Britain
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Whauphill (NX 40462 49887) was a railway station on the Wigtownshire Railway branch line, from Newton Stewart to Whithorn, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served a rural area in Wigtownshire. Whauphill is a small rural village offering basic amenities with hotel, garage, etc. Wigtown is situated some 5 miles east of the village.

History

The Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway was formed from the amalgamation of two railway companies: The Portpatrick Railway and the Wigtownshire Railway, which got into financial difficulties; they merged and were taken over.[2]

A station master's house was provided.[3] In the 1880s Whauphill had a post and telegraph office.[4] The station had a passing loop, a signal box located on the platform, and a goods shed.[5]

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Coordinates: 54°49′05″N 4°29′06″W / 54.8181°N 4.4850°W / 54.8181; -4.4850

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kirkinner
Line and station closed		   Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway   Sorbie
Line and station closed

References

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Notes
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Butt, Page 247
  2. ↑ Casserley
  3. ↑ Wigtown Retrieved : 2013-01-29
  4. ↑ A Vision of Britain Retrieved : 2013-01-29
  5. ↑ 6 inch OS Map Retrieved : 2013-01-29
Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
  • Casserley, H.C.(1968). Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7.

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