Kirkcowan railway station (site), Dumfries & Galloway
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Kirkcowan railway station (site), Dumfries & Galloway
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 8 May 2019
Opened in 1861 by the Portpatrick Railway on what 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 south west towards Glenluce and Portpatrick. The only remains are the western extremities of the two platforms, as the main road was diverted across the station site after the line had closed and the rest became part of a field.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.914965
Longitude
-4.61986