Millisle railway station
 The old railway near Millisle Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Garlieston, Wigtownshire Scotland |
| Grid reference | NX463463 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Wigtownshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Midland and London North Western Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 March 1903[2] | Opened |
| 25 September 1950[2] | Closed to passengers |
| 1964 | closed completely |
Millisle, later Millisle for Garlieston[1] was a railway station that was near the junction for Garlieston 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. The line was closed to passenger services in 1950, and to goods in 1964.
History
[edit]The station replaced Garliestontown that lay to the north and opened as a terminus in 1876.[2] A shed was located there which was a combined goods shed and engine shed. A passing loop was present and a single platform at the station.
Regular passenger services ceased on the Garlieston branch on 1 March 1903; Millisle was then renamed as Millisle for Garlieston.[2]
The station master's house survives as a private dwelling named Kilfillan Croft.[3]
Micro-history
[edit]A Millisle Road Halt railway station existed on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Donaghadee in Northern Ireland.
Other stations
[edit]- Newton Stewart - junction
- Causewayend
- Mains of Penninghame
- Wigtown
- Kirkinner
- Whauphill
- Sorbie
- Broughton Skeog
- Whithorn
References
[edit]- Notes
- 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.
External links
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| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorbie Line and station closed |
Caledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Midland and London North Western Railways Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway |
Garlieston Line and station closed | ||
| Broughton Skeog Line and station closed | ||||
54°47′18″N 4°23′30″W / 54.7884°N 4.3916°W
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