Dunragit railway station

Dunragit
The site of the station in 1996
General information
Location	Dunragit, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland
Coordinates	54.8776°N 4.8882°W / 54.8776; -4.8882
Grid reference	NX148574
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Portpatrick Railway
Pre-grouping	Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 July 1861 (1861-07-01)	Opened
14 June 1965 (1965-06-14)	Closed

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.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Glenluce Line and station closed		Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway		Castle Kennedy Line partially open, station closed
New Luce Line open, station closed		Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway		Castle Kennedy Line partially open, station closed