Whauphill Station
Railway Station (19th Century)-(20th Century)
Site Name Whauphill Station
Classification Railway Station (19th Century)-(20th Century)
Canmore ID 216674
Site Number NX44NW 81
NGR NX 40462 49887
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/216674
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkinner
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX44NW 81 40462 49887
This intermediate station on the Newton Stewart - Whithorn ('Wigtownshire Rhinns' or 'Machars') branch of the former Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Rly was opened (by the Wigtownshire Rly) on 2 August 1875. It closed to regular passenger traffic (with the line as a whole) on 25 September 1950.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 11 July 2006.
R V J Butt 1995.