Kirkcudbright was the terminus of the Kirkcudbright railway, which had been built in the 1860's to joint the remote town of Kirkcudbright to the Port Road at Castle Douglas
Below you can see a gallery of photographs showing the area of Kirkudbright as it appears today. Kirkcudbright Branch Line Kirkcudbright Railway The old station building, now a feature in the main shopping street in Kirkcudbright, currently looking for new occupants http://theportroad.co.uk/images/Port-Road-Galleries/Kircudbright-Branch-Line/KircudbrightStation.JPG Kirkcudbright Railway Tongland Viaduct, about one mile from the station terminus http://theportroad.co.uk/images/Port-Road-Galleries/Kircudbright-Branch-Line/TonglandViaduct.jpg Kirkcudbright Railway Close up of one of the outer arches of Tongland Viaduct http://theportroad.co.uk/images/Port-Road-Galleries/Kircudbright-Branch-Line/tonglandviaduct2.jpg Kirkcudbright Railway Looking along the line from Tongland Viaduct, this is the final approach to Kirkcudbright Station Kirkcudbright Railway Another view of the line approaching Kirkcudbright, this time looking back towards Tongland Viaduct which can just be seen in the distance Kirkcudbright Railway A view of Tongland Viaduct as it was when the railway was operational, the viaduct can be seen in all its glory behind Tongland Road Bridge(built by Thomas Telford). The road bridge is still the main entry point to Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright Railway Another view of the magnificent arches of Tongland Viaduct http://theportroad.co.uk/images/Port-Road-Galleries/Kircudbright-Branch-Line/tonglandviaduct3.jpg Kirkcudbright Railway We think this is one of the maintenance sheds at the railway terminus, just north of the station itself, a couple of these buildings remain intact in the midst of the current seafood processing plant http://theportroad.co.uk/images/Port-Road-Galleries/Kircudbright-Branch-Line/DSC08189x.jpg Kirkcudbright Railway The railway route just before entering the current industrial estate about 800 yards from the station http://theportroad.co.uk/images/Port-Road-Galleries/Kircudbright-Branch-Line/DSC08206x.jpg Kirkcudbright Railway Again we think this picture shows glimpses one of the maintenance sheds at the railway terminus, just north of the station itself, a couple of these buildings remain intact in the midst of the current seafood processing plant http://theportroad.co.uk/images/Port-Road-Galleries/Kircudbright-Branch-Line/DSC08218x.jpg Kirkcudbright Railway The route of the railway just before the station as it exits the current industrial estate http://theportroad.co.uk/images/Port-Road-Galleries/Kircudbright-Branch-Line/DSC08219x.jpg
