Garlieston railway station

Garlieston
The site of the station in 2019
General information
LocationGarlieston, Wigtownshire
Scotland
Coordinates54°47′16″N 4°22′10″W / 54.78788°N 4.36950°W / 54.78788; -4.36950
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWigtownshire Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Midland and London North Western Railways
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
3 April 1876Opened
1 March 1903Closed to passenger services
1964Closed 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.