Castle Kennedy railway station

Castle Kennedy
Site of the station, looking east towards Dunragit, in 2019
General information
Location	Castle Kennedy, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland
Coordinates	54°53′39″N4°57′12″W / 54.8943°N 4.9534°W / 54.8943; -4.9534
Grid reference	NX107595
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 (1861-03-12)	Opened
14 June 1965 (1965-06-14)	Closed
Location

Castle Kennedy railway station served the village of Castle Kennedy, 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.

History

The station opened on 12 March 1861 by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. To the northwest was the goods yard and to the south was the signal box. The signal box was replaced in 1942 when the line was doubled to Dunragit. The station was closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 14 June 1965, while the signal box closed in 1970, at the same time the line to Dunragit was again singled. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Site of Castle Kennedy Station". Geograph. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
2. "Castle Kennedy". railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2025.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Dunragit Line partially open, station closed		Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway		Stranraer Harbour Line and station open