Causeway End (Dumfries and Galloway) railway station

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Causeway End
Location
Place Wigtown
Area Wigtownshire
Operations
Original company Wigtownshire Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Midland and London North Western Railways
Platforms 1
History
May 1875[1] Opened
6 August 1885[1] Closed to passengers
Line closed completely 5 October 1964
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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 as far back as 1885, however it remained open to goods as Causeway End Siding.

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]

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]

Microhistory

There was a Causewayend railway station on the Slamannan Railway.[5]

Other stations

External links

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Newton Stewart
Line and station closed
  Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway   Wigtown
Line and station closed

References

Notes
  1. 1.0 1.1 Butt, Page 56
  2. Casserley
  3. 1907 25 inch OS Map Retrieved : 2013-01-30
  4. RCAHMS Retrieved : 2013-01-30
  5. Slamannan Railway Retrieved : 2013-01-30
Sources
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  • Casserley, H.C.(1968). Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7.


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