Newton Stewart railway station served the town of Newton Stewart, in the historic county of Wigtownshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1861 to 1965 on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway.
Newton Stewart | |
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,_Dumfries_%26_Galloway_(geograph_6162345).jpg) The site of the station, looking Eastern towards Palnure, in 2019 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 54°57′13″N 4°29′29″W / 54.9537°N 4.4913°W |
| Grid reference | NX405649 |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Portpatrick Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (Scottish Region) |
| Key dates | |
| 12 March 1861 | Opened |
| 14 June 1965 | Closed |
History
editThe station opened on 12 March 1861 and was situated by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway with the goods yard, a structure which still survives today, to the north. A locomotive shed to the west of the junction was built in 1920. The station was closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 14 June 1965.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ "Newton Stewart Station". Canmore. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 317. OCLC 931112387.
External links
edit| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Palnure Line and station closed |
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway | Mains of Penninghame Line and station closed | ||
| Palnure Line and station closed |
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway | Kirkcowan Line and station closed |
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