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Coordinates: 54°54′22″N 4°27′54″W / 54.9060°N 4.4651°W / 54.9060; -4.4651
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Causewayend
General information
LocationWigtownshire
Managed byCaledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Midland and London North Western Railways
Line(s)Wigtownshire Railway
Key dates
May 1875[1]Opened
6 August 1885[1]Closed to passengers
Line closed completely5 October 1964

Causeway End (NX 42047 59602) or Causwayend was a railway station on the Wigtownshire Railway branch line, from Newton Stewart to Whithorn, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served a very rural area in Wigtownshire. The station closed as far back as 1885, however it remained open to goods as Causeway End Siding.

History

The Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway was formed from the amalgamation of two railway companies: The Portpatrick Railway and the Wigtownshire Railway, which got into financial difficulties; they merged and were taken over.[2]

The single platformed station stood off the side of the Wigtown to Newton Stewart road with two entrances leading seperately to either side of the single track. On the northern side was a single short siding running to loading dock.[3]

The nearby overbridge was also known as Causway End Siding Bridge.[4]

Microhistory

There was a Causewayend railway station on the Slamannan Railway.[5]

Other stations

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54°54′22″N 4°27′54″W / 54.9060°N 4.4651°W / 54.9060; -4.4651

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Newton Stewart
Line and station closed
  Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway   Wigtown
Line and station closed

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b Butt, Page 56
  2. ^ Casserley
  3. ^ 1907 25 inch OS Map Retrieved : 2013-01-30
  4. ^ RCAHMS Retrieved : 2013-01-30
  5. ^ Slamannan Railway Retrieved : 2013-01-30
Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Casserley, H.C.(1968). Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7.