Kirkinner railway station

Kirkinner 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. Kirkinner is an area and village, 3 miles from Wigtown, bounded on the east by the bay of Wigtown, along which it extends for about three miles, and on the north by the River Bladnoch.

Kirkinner
Site of the station in 2000
General information
LocationWigtown, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Grid referenceNX420517
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWigtownshire Railway
Pre-groupingPortpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 August 1875 (1875-08-02)Station opened[1]
25 September 1950 (1950-09-25)Station closed[1]

History
Dismantled overbridge near Kirkinner

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 1908 the station is shown as having a passing loop, a single platform, two sidings, a weighing machine, a ticket office and waiting room, all sitting within a cutting.[4]

Other stations

54.835356°N 4.460342°W / 54.835356; -4.460342

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Wigtown
Line and station closed		   Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway   Whauphill
Line and station closed

See also

References
Notes
  1. Butt, Page 136
  2. Casserley
  3. Wigtown Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved : 2013-01-28
  4. 25 inch OS Map Retrieved : 2013-01-28
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.


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