Wigtown railway station

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	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

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.

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.

Other stations

• Newton Stewart - junction
• Causewayend
• Kirkinner
• Whauphill
• Sorbie
• Millisle
  • Garlieston
• Broughton Skeog
• Whithorn
• List of closed railway stations in Britain

References

Notes

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

• Disused stations
• G&SWR
• Wigtown
• Wigtown Station buildings
• RailScot - Wigtown Station

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Causewayend Line and station closed		Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway		Kirkinner Line and station closed