Kirkcudbright Railway Station
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Kirkcudbright railway station served the town of
Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright ( ; sco, Kirkcoubrie; gd, Cille Chùithbeirt) is a town, parish and a Royal Burgh from 1455 in Kirkcudbrightshire, of which it is traditionally the county town, within Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The town lies southwest of ...
, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1864 to 1965 on the
Kirkcudbright Railway The Kirkcudbright Railway was a railway branch line linking Kirkcudbright to the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway at Castle Douglas. It opened in 1864, and closed in 1965. Formation and construction By 1861 railways were at last being co ...
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History

The station opened on 7 March 1864 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. To the west was the goods shed as well as its respective sidings and a cattle dock which was built in 1894. To the north was the signal box, which opened in 1889, and a siding for the engine shed which was situated at the north end of the platform. In 1955 the engine shed closed and the signal box was replaced with a ground frame. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 3 May 1965.


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Disused railway stations in Dumfries and Galloway Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 1864 establishments in Scotland 1965 disestablishments in Scotland Beeching closures in Scotland Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations Kirkcudbright {{DumfriesGalloway-railstation-stub