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Creetown railway station

Coordinates: 54°54′40″N 4°22′48″W / 54.911°N 4.38°W / 54.911; -4.38
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Creetown
Station forecourt in 2019
General information
LocationCreetown, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates54°54′40″N 4°22′48″W / 54.911°N 4.38°W / 54.911; -4.38
Grid referenceNX475599
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyPortpatrick Railway
Pre-groupingPortpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway
Caledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
12 March 1861 (1861-03-12)Opened
14 June 1965 (1965-06-14)Closed

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

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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. [1][2]

Station site

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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

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  1. ^ "Creetown Railway Station". Canmore. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 140. OCLC 931112387.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Gatehouse of Fleet
Line and station closed
  Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway   Palnure
Line and station closed