Wigtown railway station
Wigtown was a railway station 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 station closed for passengers in 1950, and to goods in 1964.History
The Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway was formed from the amalgamation of two railway companies: The Portpatrick Railway and the Wigtownshire Railway, which got into financial difficulties; they merged and were taken over.
The single-platform station stood off the Harbour Road. It had a ticket office and waiting room, a stationmaster's house that still survives, a goods shed, a weighing machine, passing loop, crane, and several sidings.Other stations
