Stranraer railway station

Summary

Stranraer railway station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.86% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (261 views/month, #160 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Stranraer railway station is located in Dumfries and Galloway^[3].
• Stranraer railway station is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Stranraer railway station is on the body of water Loch Ryan^[5].
• Stranraer railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Stranraer railway station's instance of is recorded as harbour railway station^[7].
• Stranraer railway station's connecting line is recorded as Glasgow South Western Line^[8].
• Stranraer railway station is operated by ScotRail Trains (2022-)^[9].
• Stranraer railway station is operated by Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway^[10].
• Stranraer railway station is operated by Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway^[11].
• Stranraer is named after Stranraer railway station^[12].
• Stranraer railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Barrhill railway station^[13].
• The location of Stranraer railway station was Stranraer^[14].
• Stranraer railway station's Commons category is recorded as Stranraer railway station^[15].
• October 1, 1862 marks the founding of Stranraer railway station^[16].
• Stranraer railway station's OS grid reference is recorded as NX062613^[17].
• Stranraer railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.9093, 'lon': -5.0249}^[18].
• Stranraer railway station's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Rhins of Galloway^[19].
• Stranraer railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as Stranraer Line, Stranraer Harbour Junction to Stranraer^[20].
• Stranraer railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[21].
• Stranraer railway station's date of official opening is recorded as 1862^[22].
• Stranraer railway station's state of use is recorded as in use^[23].
• Stranraer railway station's historic county is recorded as Wigtownshire^[24].

Body

Geography

Stranraer railway station is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in Dumfries and Galloway^[3]. It is on the body of water Loch Ryan^[5].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[6] and harbour railway station^[7].

History and Context

October 1, 1862 marks the founding of Stranraer railway station^[16]. Stranraer is named after it^[12].

Why It Matters

Stranraer railway station ranks in the top 0.86% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (261 views/month, #160 of 18,574).^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]