Wigtown railway station
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.
Wigtown | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
History
Old railway overbridge near Wigtown.
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. (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.
- Casserley, H.C.(1968). Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causewayend Line and station closed |
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway | Kirkinner Line and station closed | ||
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