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This line runs through farmed land with small market towns. Garlieston Harbour is a tidal harbour and is the closest port in Scotland to the Isle of Man. The harbour was used for a trial version of the Mulberry harbour used in the D-day landings.

Chronology

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Description of route 

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From Newton Stewart to Whithorn.

Newton Stewart

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For the entry for this station, please see the Portpatrick Railway. In the 'v' of the junction here was a large engine shed.

 

Causewayend	Opened:2 August 1875 Closed:Yes
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This station closed early in the line's history.

Wigtown	Opened:2 August 1875 Closed:25 September 1950
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This station was to the south east of the town. The Wigtownshire Railway had its workshops here. The platform of the station remains here (shown above), the track was on the left. There was a goods yard here approached from the south. The station formerly had a monkey puzzle tree by it.

 

Kirkinner	Opened:3 April 1876 Closed:25 September 1950
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The station is now a house.

 

Whauphill	Opened:3 April 1876 Closed:25 September 1950
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The station building remains as a post office and the goods shed as a shed.

Sorbie	Opened:3 April 1876 Closed:25 September 1950
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The road layout here has been altered, but the station house remains and the Sorbie Creamery, which was served by the railway, remains.

Millisle (New)	Opened:9 July 1877 Closed:25 September 1950
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The first station here was a terminus of the line. It was called Garlieston. The line was later extended on to Garlieston, the station here being re-named Millisle. On extension of the line to Whithorn a new Millisle station was opened and the old one closed. There was a shed here which was both goods shed and engine shed. The station is now a house. There was a passing loop here and two platforms on the route to Whithorn, a single platform on the Garlieston route.

 

Garlieston	Opened:3 April 1876Closed:1 March 1903
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This was the terminus of a short branch from Millisle. There was a single platform station in the village (locomotives were 'sheded' in the shelter of some trees) and a silo in the harbour was served by rail - rails remaining there today.

 

Broughton Skeog	Opened:9 July 1877 Closed:Yes
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This was a short lived station, and later a siding. The hump of a former platform remains here on the south side of a level crossing.

Whithorn	Opened:9 July 1877 Closed:25 September 1950
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This was the terminus of the line. The station site now has a large shed and the new fire-station.