Newton Stewart railway station

{{Short description|Disused railway station in Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Newton Stewart

| status = Disused

| image = File:Newton Stewart railway station (site), Dumfries & Galloway (geograph 6162345).jpg

| caption = The site of the station, looking Eastern towards Palnure, in 2019

| borough = Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire

| country = Scotland

| coordinates = {{coord|54.9537|-4.4913|type:landmark_region:GB_scale:2000_source:Google| display=inline, title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NX405649|25|NX405649}}

| platforms = 3

| original = Portpatrick Railway

| pregroup = Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway

Caledonian Railway

| postgroup = London, Midland and Scottish Railway

British Rail (Scottish Region)

| years = {{Start date|1861|03|12|df=yes}}

| events = Opened

| years1 = {{End date|1965|06|14|df=y}}

| events1 = Closed

}}

Newton Stewart railway station served the town of Newton Stewart, in the historic county of Wigtownshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1861 to 1965 on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway.

History

The station opened on 12 March 1861 and was situated by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway with the goods yard, a structure which still survives today, to the north. A locomotive shed to the west of the junction was built in 1920. The station was closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 14 June 1965.{{cite web|url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/216375/newton-stewart-station|title=Newton Stewart Station|work=Canmore|access-date=21 September 2019}}{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M. E.|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=317|oclc=931112387}}

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