Whauphill railway station (site), Dumfries & Galloway
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Whauphill railway station (site), Dumfries & Galloway
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 8 May 2019
Opened in 1875 by the Wigtown Railway on what later became the Portpatrick & Wigtownshire Joint Railway branch line from Newton Stewart to Whithorn, this station closed to passengers in 1950 an completely in 1964. View east up the approach road - the station stood where the business premises now are. The railway embankment can still be seen on the far right of the image, heading towards Sorbie and Whithorn.
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Image Location
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54.818039
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-4.484061