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Coordinates: 54°49′05″N 4°29′06″W / 54.8181°N 4.4850°W / 54.8181; -4.4850
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Whauphill
General information
LocationWigtown, Wigtownshire
Scotland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWigtownshire Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian, 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 1964Line 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]

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See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b 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.

54°49′05″N 4°29′06″W / 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


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