Mains of Penninghame Platform railway station (NX410617) was a halt on the

Wigtownshire Railway The Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint RailwaysThe final word is in the plural. was a network of railway lines serving sparsely populated areas of south-west Scotland. The title appeared in 1885 when the previously independent Portpatrick Rai ...

branch line, from

Newton Stewart Newton Stewart ( Gd: ''Baile Ùr nan Stiùbhartach'') is a former burgh town in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. The town is on the River Cree with most of the town to the west of the river, and ...

Whithorn Whithorn ( �ʍɪthorn 'HWIT-horn'; ''Taigh Mhàrtainn'' in Gaelic), is a royal burgh in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian ...

, of the

Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway The Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint RailwaysThe final word is in the plural. was a network of railway lines serving sparsely populated areas of south-west Scotland. The title appeared in 1885 when the previously independent Portpatrick Rai ...

. It served a rural area of farms, including the large Mains of Pennighame and the nearby Clachan and old Kirk of Penninghame in the Parish of Penninghame, old

Wigtown Wigtown ( (both used locally); gd, Baile na h-Ùige) is a town and former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, within the Dumfries and Galloway region in Scotland. It lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart. I ...

shire.

History

The Portpatrick Railway and the

amalgamated to become the

following financial difficulties. The line between

and

had no intermediate stops at first however in May 1875 it was decided to locate platforms or halts at Causeway End and Mains of Penninghame.Smith, David L, ''The Little Railways of South West Scotland'', David and Charles, Newton Abbot, 1969, The single platformed station stood on a typical single track section of the branch. Ordnance Survey maps do not clearly indicate the exact location however a map of 1882 gives the name 'Mains Cross Station' and a site to the north of the old kirk where the embankment crosses the Mains of Penninghame Road. A site next to the old Kirk of Penninghame on the route to Mains of Penninghame was close to the Clachan of Penninghame, its farm and public house. No sidings were present however a level crossing is recorded here that may have replaced the road underpass. Causeway End and Mains of Penninghame had a very limited service with a train only on Fridays at 10.20 a.m. and 4.20 p.m., the

market day,H D Thorne, ''Rails to Portpatrick'', T Stephenson and Sons Ltd, Prescot, 1976, an arrangement that was not that unusual, for example

Racks railway station Racks railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Dumfries, OS NGR NY 033 743, serving and effectively creating the village of Racks near the Lochar Water, 4 miles ESE of Dumfries; a rural community within ...

Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the counties of Scotland, historic counties of ...

from 1848 to 1860 had a Wednesday only service. A rail overbridge still stands on the old trackbed on the route to Newton Stewart and the line crossed the Mains of Penninghame Road on a high embankment.

Microhistory

The parish church dedicated to

St Ninian Ninian is a Christian saint, first mentioned in the 8th century as being an early missionary among the Pictish peoples of what is now Scotland. For this reason he is known as the Apostle to the Southern Picts, and there are numerous dedication ...

and cemetery of Penninghame were located at the Clachan of Penninghame until around 1777, however the cemetery remained in use until the late 19th century. The surviving house in the clachan is said to have been a public house at one time.Genuki Penninghame
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Other stations

- junction * Causeway End railway station *

Kirkinner Kirkinner ( gd, Cille Chainneir, IPA: �kʰʲiʎəˈxaɲɪɾʲ is a village in the Machars, in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. About southwest of Wigtown, it is bounded on the east by the bay of Wigtown, ...

Whauphill Whauphill is a small village located in the historical county of Wigtownshire in the Machars, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Whauphill is a hub that supports the local industry, predominantly farming and agriculture. There are two tractor s ...

Sorbie Sorbie ( gd, Soirbidh) is a small village in Wigtownshire, Machars, within the Administration area of Dumfries and Galloway Council, Scotland. It is located midway between Wigtown and Whithorn on the A714 road. Farming forms the principal loca ...

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Garlieston Garlieston ( gd, Baile Gheàrr Lios, IPA: �paləʝeaːᵲʎis̪ is a small planned coastal village in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. It was founded in the mid 18th century by Lord Garlies, la ...

* Broughton Skeog *

External links

Disused stations

Old Penninghame Kirk and Cemetery

References

;Notes ;Sources * {{Commons category, Clachan of Penninghame Disused railway stations in Dumfries and Galloway Former Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1875 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1885 1875 establishments in Scotland 1964 disestablishments in Scotland