NX0661 : Signal box, Stranraer Harbour Station

taken 6 months ago, near to Stranraer, Dumfries And Galloway, Scotland

Signal box, Stranraer Harbour Station
Signal box, Stranraer Harbour Station

Just outside the terminus station station on the East Pier, which is relatively unused, with only ten trains a day, since the ferry services to Ireland were transferred to Cairnryan in 2011.
Stranraer Railway Station

Also known as Stranraer Harbour Station, the Portpatrick Railway opened the original station on 1 October 1862. The present buildings date from 1877, although there have been some alterations over the years. From its internal appearance, little seems to have been done to the station since the demise of British Rail in 1997.
From opening in 1861, the station provided a rail connection for passengers arriving off the steamer from Larne. However, Stena Line moved the ferry from Larne to Belfast in 1995 and from Stranraer to Loch Ryan Port (outside Cairnryan) on 20 November 2011. There is an electric bus service from the ferry terminals to Stranraer station (from 2013).
The overnight sleeper service to/from London Euston ended in 1990. Current rail services consist of six trains per day Monday – Saturday, with three on Sunday (2012/2013 Timetable). Plans have been proposed to move Stranraer station, although these currently appear in abeyance. Nevertheless, with the reduced frequency of trains, the entire future of the line south of Girvan must be in doubt.
For the purpose of this Shared Description, the station area includes the railway line as far as the former Stranraer Harbour Junction and Stranraer Town station, which opened on 11 March 1861 and closed 7 March 1966.
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Geographical Context: Coastal Suburb, Urban fringe Railways Docks, Harbours Estuary, Marine Place: Dumfries and Galloway Near: Stranraer Primary Subject: Railway other tags: Signal Signal Box Railway Station Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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Peter Richardson   (more nearby)
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M J Richardson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 29 May, 2024   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 31 May, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NX 0625 6131 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:54.5287N 5:1.4339W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NX 0625 6126
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