Wigtown railway station
| Wigtown | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Wigtown |
| Area | Wigtownshire |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Wigtownshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Midland and London North Western Railways |
| History | |
| December 1877[1] | Opened |
| 25 September 1950 | Closed to passengers |
| 5 October 1964 | Line closed completely |
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Wigtown (NX4344554828) 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. The station closed as far back as 1950, and to goods in 1964.
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]
The single platformed station stood off the Harbour Road. It had a ticket office and waiting room, a stationmaster's house that still survives (datum 2013), a goods shed, a weighing machine, passing loop, crane, and several sidings.[3]
Other stations
- Newton Stewart - junction
- Causewayend
- Kirkinner
- Whauphill
- Sorbie
- Millisle
- Broughton Skeog
- Whithorn
Coordinates: 54°51′49″N 4°26′27″W / 54.8636°N 4.4408°W
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Stewart Line and station closed |
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway | Kirkinner Line and station closed | ||
References
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- Notes
- ↑ Butt, Page 250
- ↑ Casserley
- ↑ 1907 25 inch OS Map Retrieved : 2013-01-22
- 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.