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 | |
| Location | Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland |
| Grid reference | NX420517 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Wigtownshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 August 1875 | Station opened[1] |
| 25 September 1950 | Station closed[1] |
History
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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
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| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Wigtown Line and station closed |
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway | Whauphill Line and station closed | ||
See also
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edit- Notes
- ^ a b Butt, Page 136
- ^ Casserley
- ^ Wigtown Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved : 2013-01-28
- ^ 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.
External links
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