Crossmichael railway station (site), Dumfries & Galloway
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Crossmichael railway station (site), Dumfries & Galloway
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 7 May 2019
Opened in 1861 by the Portpatrick Railway on what later became the Portpatrick & Wigtownshire Joint Railway from Castle Douglas to Portpatrick, this station closed in 1965. The railway line was known as 'The Port Road'. View north west from the end of one of the platforms, towards Parton and Portpatrick. Compared to Image, the old signal box has been removed and a few more trees have grown up.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.980166
Longitude
-3.987544