Whauphill railway station

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Whauphill
Whauphill railway station (site), Dumfries & Galloway (geograph 6162471).jpg
The site of the station in 2019
General information
Location Wigtown, Wigtownshire
Scotland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Wigtownshire Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Midland and London North Western Railways
Key dates
2 August 1875 [1] Opened
25 September 1950 [1] Closed to passengers
5 October 1964Line closed completely
Location
Whauphill railway station

Whauphill (NX 40462 49887) 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. Whauphill is a small rural village with Wigtown situated some 5 miles east of the village.

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History

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]

A station master's house was provided. [3] In the 1880s Whauphill had a post and telegraph office. [4] The station had a passing loop, a signal box located on the platform, and a goods shed. [5]

Other stations

See also

References

Notes
  1. 1 2 Butt, Page 247
  2. ↑ Casserley
  3. ↑ Wigtown Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved : 2013-01-29
  4. ↑ A Vision of Britain Retrieved : 2013-01-29
  5. ↑ 6 inch OS Map Retrieved : 2013-01-29
Sources

54°49′05″N4°29′06″W / 54.8181°N 4.4850°W / 54.8181; -4.4850

Preceding stationHistorical railwaysFollowing station
Kirkinner
Line and station closed		  Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway   Sorbie
Line and station closed


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