Wigtown | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Wigtown, Wigtownshire Scotland |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Wigtownshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Midland and London North Western Railways |
| Key dates | |
| December 1877[1] | Opened |
| 25 September 1950 | Closed to passengers |
| 5 October 1964 | Line closed completely |
Wigtown 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 for passengers in 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-platform 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
References
- Notes
- ↑ Butt, Page 250
- ↑ Casserley
- ↑ 1907 25 inch OS Map Retrieved : 2013-01-22
- Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Casserley, H.C.(1968). Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7.
External links
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| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causewayend Line and station closed |
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway | Kirkinner Line and station closed | ||