Killywhan railway station

Killywhan
Killywhan
General information
Location	Killywhan, Dumfries and Galloway; Scotland
Coordinates	55°00′23″N 3°44′20″W / 55.0065°N 3.739°W
Grid reference	NX888693
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway; British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
7 November 1859	Opened
3 August 1959	Closed

Killywhan railway station served the hamlet of Killywhan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1859 to 1959 on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway.

History[edit]

The station opened on 7 November 1859 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. To the east was a goods yard and to the west was the signal box which opened in 1878. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 3 August 1959.^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 133. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 248. OCLC 931112387.

External links[edit]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Kirkgunzeon Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway		Lochanhead Line and station closed

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[Butt-1] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 133. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

[2] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 248. OCLC 931112387.

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