Stranraer railway station

Stranraer railway station is a railway station that serves the town of , , . The station is measured 53 miles 77 chains from the former signal box at Castle Douglas and is the terminus of the Glasgow South Western Line.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “STR”, “Stranraer Harbour”, “Stranraer Harbour railway station”, and “Stranraer Railway Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle of St John and Stranraer Museum.

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The , also known as Stranraer Castle, is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house in the centre of , in , southwest Scotland. is situated 1,800 feet south of Stranraer railway station.

Museum
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is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Stranraer railway station.

Stadium
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is a public park and football stadium in the town of , and is the home of Stranraer F.C. It is owned by Dumfries and Galloway Council and is situated next to the London Road and the railway line in the town. is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Stranraer railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stranraer and Castle Kennedy.

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is a town in near the tip of southwest Scotland. It's a port with ferries to Northern Ireland, though nowadays these all sail from Cairnryan a few miles north.

Village
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is a small village 3 miles east of in , south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parish of Inch. is situated 3 miles east of Stranraer railway station.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , south-west Scotland. It lies between and in the , part of the traditional county of . The parish covers around 8 square miles. is situated 3 miles northwest of Stranraer railway station.

Stranraer railway station

Latitude
54.90928° or 54° 54′ 33″ north
Longitude
-5.02469° or 5° 1′ 29″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Inception
October 1st, 1862
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
ScotRail
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“STR”
Open location code
9C6PWX5G+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30670603
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6953655
Wiki­data ID
Q3282831
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Stranraer railway station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “斯特兰拉尔站”
  • Dutch: “station Stranraer Harbour”
  • Dutch: “station Stranraer”
  • Dutch: “Station Stranraer”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة سترانراير”
  • French: “gare de Stranraer”
  • French: “Stranraer”
  • Japanese: “ストランラー駅”
  • Scots: “Stranraer railway station”
  • Scots: “Stranraer railwey station”
  • Urdu: “اسٹرانرائر ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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