Colfin railway station

Colfin railway station, located in Wigtownshire, Scotland, between Portpatrick and Stranraer, was a station on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. Opened on 28 August 1862, when the extension of the line from Stranraer to Portpatrick was put in service, it was closed on 6 February 1950, though freight service between Colfin and Stranraer continued until 1 April 1959,[1] serving the Colfin Creamery, which had been built in proximity to the station.[2]

Colfin
Remains of the station in 1986
LocationScotland
Coordinates54.8489°N 5.0553°W / 54.8489; -5.0553
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyPortpatrick Railway
Pre-groupingPortpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway
Key dates
28 August 1862Station opened
6 February 1950Station closed for passengers
1 April 1959closed for freight service
Portpatrick and
Wigtownshire
Joint Railway
Castle Douglas
Portpatrick Line Junction
Crossmichael
Parton
Loch Ken Viaduct
New Galloway
Stroan Viaduct
Loch Skerrow Halt
Gatehouse of Fleet
Creetown
Palnure
Newton Stewart
Newton Stewart Junction
Mains of Penninghame
Causeway End
Wigtown
Kirkinner
Whauphill
Sorbie
Millisle
Millisle Junction
Garlieston
Broughton Skeog
Whithorn
Kirkcowan
Glenluce
Challoch Junction
Dunragit
Castle Kennedy
Cairnryan Junction
Stranraer Harbour Junction
Stranraer Harbour
Stranraer Town
Colfin
Portpatrick
Portpatrick Harbour

Route

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Stranraer Town   Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway   Portpatrick

References

  1. "Chronology for Portpatrick Railway". A History of Britain's Railways. Railscot. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  2. "Dumfries & Galloway: Summary of places of interest, K–N". Dumfries & Galloway: A Gazetteer of the Region with Places of Interest, Including Archaeological, Historical & Protected Sites, Buildings of Note and Nature Reserves. Retrieved 1 June 2011.


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