Creetown Railway Station
Creetown railway station served the town of Creetown, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1861 to 1965 on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway.
History
The station opened on 12 March 1861 by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. The signal box was at the east end of the westbound platform and the goods yard was to the south. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 14 June 1965.
Station site
The station fell into ruins, but in 1990 it was restored with a brake van and part of the platform being kept. The goods building also still exists.
References
- ^ "Creetown Railway Station". Canmore. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 140. OCLC 931112387.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatehouse of Fleet Line and station closed |
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway | Palnure Line and station closed |
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