Millisle railway station

Millisle, later Millisle for Garlieston[1] was a railway station that was near the junction for Garlieston on the Wigtownshire Railway branch line, from Newton Stewart to Whithorn, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served a rural area in Wigtownshire. The line was closed to passenger services in 1950, and to goods in 1964.

Millisle
Millisle for Garlieston[1]
The old railway near Millisle Station
Location
PlaceGarlieston
AreaWigtownshire
Grid referenceNX463463
Operations
Original companyWigtownshire Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Midland and London North Western Railways
History
1 March 1903[2]Opened
25 September 1950[2]Closed to passengers
1964closed completely
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The station replaced Garliestontown that lay to the north and opened as a terminus in 1876.[2] A shed was located here which was a combined goods shed and engine shed. A passing loop was present and a single platform at the station.[3]

Regular passenger services ceased on the Garlieston branch on 1 March 1903; Millisle was then renamed as Millisle for Garlieston.[2]

The station master's house survives as a private dwelling named Kilfillan Croft.[4]

Micro-history

A Millisle Road Halt railway station existed on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Donaghadee in Northern Ireland.

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References
Notes
  1. RCAHMS Retrieved : 2013-01-11
  2. Butt, Page 160
  3. RailScot Retrieved : 2013-01-11
  4. Visit Scotland Retrieved : 2013-01-11
Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Sorbie
Line and station closed		   Caledonian, Glasgow & South Western,
Midland and London North Western Railways
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway
   Garlieston
Line and station closed
    Broughton Skeog
Line and station closed


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