Whauphill railway station

Whauphill
The site of the station in 2019
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.

History

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]

Other stations

• Newton Stewart - junction
• Causewayend
• Mains of Penninghame
• Wigtown
• Kirkinner
• Sorbie
• Millisle
  • Garlieston
• Broughton Skeog
• Whithorn

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain

References

Notes

1. Butt, Page 247
2. Casserley
3. Wigtown Retrieved : 2013-01-29
4. A Vision of Britain Retrieved : 2013-01-29
5. 6 inch OS Map Retrieved : 2013-01-29

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

• Disused stations
• Whauphill station
• RailScot

54.8181°N 4.4850°W / 54.8181; -4.4850

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Kirkinner Line and station closed		Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway		Sorbie Line and station closed