| 词条 | Whauphill railway station |
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name = Whauphill| image_name =| caption = | line = Wigtownshire Railway| manager = Caledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Midland and London North Western Railways| locale = Wigtown| borough = Wigtownshire| years = 2 August 1875[1]| events = Opened| years1 = 25 September 1950[1]| events1 = Closed to passengers| years2 = 5 October 1964| events2 = 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. HistoryThe 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
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|next = Sorbie Line and station closed |previous = Kirkinner Line and station closed |route = Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway |col = 444444}}{{end box}} References
1. ^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
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4 : Disused railway stations in Dumfries and Galloway|Former Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway stations|Railway stations opened in 1875|Railway stations closed in 1950 |
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