Colfin railway station explained

Colfin
Status:Disused
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:54.8489°N -5.0553°W
Original:Portpatrick Railway
Pregroup:Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway
Years:28 August 1862
Events:Station opened
Years3:6 February 1950
Events3:Station closed for passengers
Years4:1 April 1959
Events4:closed for freight service

Colfin railway station, located in Wigtownshire, Scotland, between Portpatrick and Stranraer, was a station on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. Opened on 28 August 1862, when the extension of the line from Stranraer to Portpatrick was put in service, it was closed on 6 February 1950, though freight service between Colfin and Stranraer continued until 1 April 1959,[1] serving the Colfin Creamery, which had been built in proximity to the station.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chronology for Portpatrick Railway . A History of Britain's Railways . Railscot . 1 June 2011.
  2. Web site: Dumfries & Galloway: Summary of places of interest, K–N . Dumfries & Galloway: A Gazetteer of the Region with Places of Interest, Including Archaeological, Historical & Protected Sites, Buildings of Note and Nature Reserves . 1 June 2011.