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The Portpatrick Railway was a railway in south-west Scotland, which linked Dumfries , via Castle Douglas , with the port towns of Portpatrick and Stranraer . The line closed in 1965 . Completed in 1861 , the line connected Portpatrick to Castle Douglas, where it joined the newly constructed Castle Douglas And Dumfries railway . In later years, Portpatrick's importance as a port declined, and trains ran only to Stranraer. Major structures on the route include the Loch Ken viaduct, across the Dee , the Gatehouse viaduct across the Fleet , and the Glenluce viaduct, over the Water Of Luce . PLACES AND TOWNS SERVED BY THE PORTPATRICK RAILWAY In Kirkcudbrightshire :
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