Gatehouse of Fleet | |
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General information | |
Location | Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland |
Coordinates | 54°56′07″N 4°16′25″W / 54.9352°N 4.2736°W |
Grid reference | NX544624 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Portpatrick Railway |
Pre-grouping | Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (Scottish Region) |
Key dates | |
September 1861 | Opened as Dromore |
1 July 1863 | Name changed to Gatehouse |
1 June 1865 | Name changed to Dromore for Gatehouse |
1 September 1866 | Name changed back to Gatehouse |
1 June 1871 | Name changed back to Dromore |
1 January 1912 | Name changed to Gatehouse of Fleet |
5 December 1949 | Closed to passengers |
20 May 1950 | Reopened |
14 June 1965 | Closed |
Gatehouse of Fleet railway station served the town of Gatehouse of Fleet, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland from 1861 to 1965 on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. The station was over 6 miles from the town.