词条 | Causeway End railway station |
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name = Causeway End| image_name = | caption = | line = Wigtownshire Railway| manager = Caledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Midland and London North Western Railways| locale = Wigtown| borough = Wigtownshire| platforms = 1| years = May 1875[1]| events = Opened| years1 = 6 August 1885[1]| events1 = Closed to passengers| years2 = 5 October 1964 | events2 = Line closed completely }} Causeway End (NX 42047 59602) or Causwayend 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 very rural area in Wigtownshire. The station closed in 1885, however it remained open to goods as Causeway End Siding. 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] The single platformed station stood off the side of the Wigtown to Newton Stewart road with two entrances leading separately to either side of the single track. On the northern side was a single short siding running to loading dock.[3] The nearby overbridge was also known as Causway End Siding Bridge.[4] Mains of Penninghame Platform railway station stood close to the Clachan of Penninghame on the line towards Newton Stewart. Other stations
External links{{coord|54.9060|-4.4651|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=title}}{{Historical Rail Start}}{{rail line|next = Wigtown Line and station closed |previous = Newton Stewart Line and station closed |route = Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway |col = 444444}}{{s-end}} References
1. ^1 Butt, Page 56 2. ^Casserley 3. ^1907 25 inch OS Map Retrieved : 2013-01-30 4. ^RCAHMS Retrieved : 2013-01-30
6 : Disused railway stations in Dumfries and Galloway|Former Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway stations|Railway stations opened in 1875|Railway stations closed in 1885|1875 establishments in Scotland|1964 disestablishments in Scotland |
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