Garlieston | |
|---|---|
,_Dumfries_%26_Galloway_(geograph_6162892).jpg) The site of the station in 2019 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Garlieston, Wigtownshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 54°47′16″N 4°22′10″W / 54.78788°N 4.36950°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Wigtownshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Midland and London North Western Railways |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 3 April 1876 | Opened |
| 1 March 1903 | Closed to passenger services |
| 1964 | Closed to all services |
Garlieston is the closed terminus of the Garlieston branch of Wigtownshire Railway; running from a junction at Millisle. It served the coastal village and harbour of Garlieston in Wigtownshire. The Garlieston branch, together with the rest of the Wigtownshire Railway, closed completely in 1964.
The Wigtownshire Railway was itself a branch of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway; running from a junction at Newton Stewart to Whithorn.