Whithorn railway station

Whithorn
The site of the station in 2019
General information
Location	Whithorn, 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
9 July 1877	Opened
25 September 1950	Closed to passengers
1964	closed completely
Location

Whithorn is the closed terminus of the Wigtownshire Railway branch, from Newton Stewart, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served the town of Whithorn in Wigtownshire. The line was closed to passenger services in 1950, ^{[1] [2]} and to goods in 1964.

Other stations

• Newton Stewart - junction
• Mains of Penninghame
• Wigtown
• Kirkinner
• Whauphill
• Sorbie
• Millisle - junction
  • Garlieston
• Whithorn

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 455. OCLC   931112387.
2. 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. p. 249. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

External links

• Disused stations

54°44′19″N4°24′56″W / 54.7386°N 4.4156°W / 54.7386; -4.4156