Cairnryan Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Cairnryan Junction (1942-1970)Opened on the Portpatrick Railway.
Opened on the Cairnryan Military Railway.
Description
This junction opened with the Cairnryan railway (Military Port No 2) in 1942. A second hand Caledonian Railway signal box was used, placed on the south side of the line where the sidings were on the north side, approached from the east.
The box closed in 1962 although a connection remained until around 1970 when the last of the branch was lifted.
Tags
Junction
| Nearby stations Transit (London Road [Stranraer]) Stranraer Town Castle Kennedy Stranraer Innermessan YMCA Dunragit Colfin Challoch Junction Golfers Platform Cairn Point New Luce Portpatrick Portpatrick Harbour Glenluce Glenwhilly | Cairnryan Junction Yard Construction Junction Stockton Haulage Depot [Stranraer] Stranraer Harbour Junction Stranraer Shed Innermessan Sidings Piltanton Viaduct Leffnoll Shed Tourist/other Castle of St John [Stranraer] Castle Kennedy [Castle] Castle Kennedy Gardens Lochinch Castle Castle Kennedy House Little Gennoch No 2 Level Crossing Little Gennoch No 1 Level Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 11/10/1942 | Portpatrick Railway Cairnryan Junction signalbox for the Cairnryan Military Railway opened. |
| 30/04/1959 | Cairnryan Military Railway Cairnryan pile construction yard to Cairnryan Junction (excluded) closed. |
| / /1962 | Portpatrick Railway Cairnryan Military Railway and Cairnryan Junction signal box closed. |
