Mains of Penninghame Platform railway station
Mains of Penninghame Platform | |
|---|---|
The trackbed at the Clachan of Penninghame | |
| General information | |
| Location | Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire Scotland |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Wigtownshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Midland and London North Western Railways |
| Key dates | |
| May 1875 | Opened |
| 6 August 1885 | Closed to passengers |
| 5 October 1964 | Line closed completely |
Mains of Penninghame Platform railway station (NX410617) was a halt on the Wigtownshire Railway branch line, from Newton Stewart to Whithorn, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served a rural area of farms, including the large Mains of Penninghame and the nearby Clachan and old Kirk of Penninghame in the Parish of Penninghame, old Wigtownshire.