Kirkcowan railway station

Kirkcowan railway station served the village of Kirkcowan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1861 to 1965 on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway.

Kirkcowan
The site of the station in 2000
Location	Kirkcowan, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland
Coordinates	54.9157°N 4.6183°W
Grid reference	NX322610
Platforms	2
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

The station opened on 12 March 1861 by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. To the northwest was the goods yard. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 14 June 1965.[1]

References

1. "RAILSCOT - Kirkcowan". Railscot. Retrieved 21 September 2019.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Newton Stewart Line and station closed		Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway		Glenluce Line and station closed