Kirkcowan railway station

Kirkcowan
The site of the station in 2000
General information
Location	Kirkcowan, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland
Coordinates	54°54′57″N4°37′06″W / 54.9157°N 4.6183°W / 54.9157; -4.6183
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 (1861-03-12)	Opened
14 June 1965 (1965-06-14)	Closed
Location

Kirkcowan railway station served the village of Kirkcowan, 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. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 14 June 1965. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 252. OCLC   931112387.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 136. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links

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