Whithorn is the closed terminus of the Wigtownshire Railway branch, from Newton Stewart, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served the town of Whithorn in Wigtownshire. The line was closed to passenger services in 1950,[1][2] and to goods in 1964.
Whithorn | |
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,_Dumfries_%26_Galloway_(geograph_6162903).jpg) The site of the station in 2019 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Whithorn, 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 | |
| 9 July 1877 | Opened |
| 25 September 1950 | Closed to passengers |
| 1964 | closed completely |
Other stations
edit- Newton Stewart - junction
- Mains of Penninghame
- Wigtown
- Kirkinner
- Whauphill
- Sorbie
- Millisle - junction
- Whithorn
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 455. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ 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. p. 249. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
External links
edit54°44′19″N 4°24′56″W / 54.7386°N 4.4156°W
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