RAILSCOT | Parton

Parton

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Parton (1861-1965)

Station code: PRN National Rail
Opened on the Portpatrick Railway.

Description

This was a single platform station with the platform on the north side of the line. There was a goods yard to the east on the north side, approached from the east. There was a water tank at the east end of the platform.

The station building remains in use as a house, the former goods yard has been built over.

External links

Canmore site record
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map

Nearby stations New Galloway Crossmichael Loch Skerrow Castle Douglas (St Andrew Street) Castle Douglas Bridge of Dee Buittle Tarff Dalbeattie Gatehouse of Fleet Southwick Kirkgunzeon Kirkcudbright Killywhan Stepford	Loch Ken Viaduct Stroan Viaduct Lane Bridge River Dee Viaduct [East] River Dee Viaduct [West] Castle Douglas Shed Little Water of Fleet Viaduct Big Water of Fleet Viaduct Barsole^s Siding Urr Viaduct Tourist/other Stroan Loch Loch Ken Loch Skerrow [Loch] Threave Castle Threave Garden
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.