Killywhan railway station
Appearance
Killywhan | |
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General information | |
Location | Dumfries and Galloway |
Coordinates | 55°00′23″N 3°44′20″W / 55.0065°N 3.739°W |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
Original company | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (Scottish Region) |
Key dates | |
7 November 1859 | Opened |
3 August 1959 | Closed |
Killywhan railway station served the hamlet of Killywhan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1859 to 1959 on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway.
History
The station opened on 7 November 1859 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. To the east was a goods yard and to the west was the signal box which opened in 1878. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic in 1959.[1]
References
- ^ "RAILSCOT - Killywhan". Railscot. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
External links
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Kirkgunzeon Line and station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway |
Lochanhead Line and station closed |