RAILSCOT | Crossmichael

Crossmichael

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Crossmichael (1861-1965)

Opened on the Portpatrick Railway.

Description

This was a two platform station with a loop. The River Dee was to the west and village of Crossmichael to the east. The main station building was on the south bound platform. The platforms were at the south end of the loop.

The goods yard was accessed via a reversing spur accessed from the southbound platform. The yard had a pair of sidings.

The signal box, dating from 1891, was at the north end of the northbound platform, opposite the goods yard turn out and half way along the loop.

The station, loop, box and line closed in 1965.

The platforms, station building (in use as a house) and signal box still stand.

Tags

Station

Nearby stations Parton Castle Douglas (St Andrew Street) Castle Douglas Bridge of Dee New Galloway Buittle Tarff Dalbeattie Loch Skerrow Southwick Kirkgunzeon Killywhan Kirkcudbright Gatehouse of Fleet Lochanhead	Lane Bridge Loch Ken Viaduct Castle Douglas Shed River Dee Viaduct [East] River Dee Viaduct [West] Stroan Viaduct Barsole^s Siding Urr Viaduct Craignair Quarries Dalbeattie Creamery Dalbeattie Quay Tourist/other Threave Castle Threave Garden Stroan Loch Loch Ken
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Chronology Dates

12/03/1861	Portpatrick Railway Stranraer to Castle Douglas opened to the public. Most of the line was single track. Stations at; Stranraer, Glenluce, Kirkcowan, Newton Stewart, Creetown, New Galloway, Parton and Crossmichael.
14/06/1965	Portpatrick Railway Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway Challoch Junction (excluded) to Dumfries (excluded) closed to passengers. Glenluce, Kirkcowan, Newton Stewart, Creetown, Gatehouse of Fleet, New Galloway, Parton and Crossmichael closed. Challoch Junction to Maxwelltown Factory Siding (excluded) closed to all traffic. On the surviving part of the line Castle Kennedy and Dunragit stations closed.