Gatehouse of Fleet railway station

Gatehouse of Fleet
General information
LocationGatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates54°56′07″N 4°16′25″W / 54.9352°N 4.2736°W / 54.9352; -4.2736
Grid referenceNX544624
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyPortpatrick Railway
Pre-groupingPortpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway
Caledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
September 1861 (1861-09)Opened as Dromore
1 July 1863Name changed to Gatehouse
1 June 1865Name changed to Dromore for Gatehouse
1 September 1866Name changed back to Gatehouse
1 June 1871Name changed back to Dromore
1 January 1912Name changed to Gatehouse of Fleet
5 December 1949Closed to passengers
20 May 1950Reopened
14 June 1965 (1965-06-14)Closed

Gatehouse of Fleet railway station served the town of Gatehouse of Fleet, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1861 to 1965 on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. The station was over 6 miles from the town.