Mains of Penninghame Platform railway station

Mains of Penninghame Platform
The trackbed at the Clachan of Penninghame
General information
LocationNewton Stewart, Wigtownshire
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWigtownshire Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Midland and London North Western Railways
Key dates
May 1875Opened
6 August 1885Closed to passengers
5 October 1964Line closed completely
Location

Mains of Penninghame Platform railway station (NX410617) was a halt on the Wigtownshire Railway branch line, from Newton Stewart to Whithorn, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served a rural area of farms, including the large Mains of Penninghame and the nearby Clachan and old Kirk of Penninghame in the Parish of Penninghame, old Wigtownshire.

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