Dunragit
StatusDisused
BoroughDunragit, Dumfries and Galloway
CountryScotland
Coordinates54.8776°N 4.8882°W
Platforms2
OriginalPortpatrick Railway
PregroupPortpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway
Caledonian Railway
PostgroupLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (Scottish Region)
Years1 July 1861
EventsOpened
Years 114 June 1965
Events 1Closed

Dunragit railway station served the village of Dunragit, in the historic county of Wigtownshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1861 to 1965 on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 July 1861 by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. The signal box, which opened in 1877, was situated on the westbound platform. It was replaced in 1927 by a new building. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 14 June 1965.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 163. OCLC 931112387
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 86. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.