Glenluce
Location type
StationName and dates
Glenluce (1861-1965)Opened on the Portpatrick Railway.
Description
This two platform station was in the north of Glenluce, about a mile east of the GlenLuce Viaduct (or Luce Viaduct). There was a goods yard on the south side, approached from the west. The station was on a loop, the line being single track. The main station building was on the westbound platform.
There was a tall timber signal box dating from 1890 at the west end of the eastbound platform.
The station, box and line closed in 1965.
The opening of the railway severed North Street and a new road alignment was opened to the east crossing the line with a bridge.
The road bridge remains today but the station site is now occupied by housing.
The disused Glenluce Viaduct is to the west, between the former station and Challoch Junction where the line from Girvan today comes from the north before continuing, using the former Portpatrick Railway, to Stranraer.
Local
Glenluce Abbey is around 1.5 miles north west of the former station.
Tags
StationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Challoch Junction Golfers Platform Dunragit New Luce Castle Kennedy Transit (London Road [Stranraer]) Kirkcowan Innermessan Stranraer Town Glenwhilly Stranraer YMCA Colfin Cairn Point Portpatrick Chirmorie [Private] | Glenjorrie Quarry Glenluce Viaduct Challoch Junction Dunragit Creamery Siding Dunragit Ballast Siding Drumflower Viaduct Main Water of Luce Viaduct Tourist/other Glenluce Abbey Challoch Level Crossing Craig No 2 Level Crossing Milton of Larg No 2 Level Crossing Little Gennoch No 1 Level Crossing Milton of Larg No 1 Level Crossing Little Gennoch No 2 Level Crossing Castle Kennedy House |
| 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. |
Books
 Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railways (Library of Railway History) | Rails to Portpatrick (Local History Series) |  The Port Road: Dumfries to Stranraer, Portpatrick, Kirkcudbright and Whithorn |
