Whauphill | |
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General information | |
Location | Wigtown, 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 | |
2 August 1875[1] | Opened |
25 September 1950[1] | Closed to passengers |
5 October 1964 | Line closed completely |
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.
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]
54°49′05″N 4°29′06″W / 54.8181°N 4.4850°W
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Kirkinner Line and station closed |
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway | Sorbie Line and station closed |