September 1861; renamed Gatehouse 1 July 1863; renamed Dromore for Gatehouse 1 June 1865; renamed Gatehouse 1 September 1866; renamed Dromore 1 June 1871; renamed Gatehouse of Fleet 1 January 1912; closed 5 December 1949; reopened 20 May 1950; Creetown; Palnure; opened 1 July 1861; closed 7 May 1951; and in Wigtownshire: Newton Stewart; junction station for Whithorn; Kirkcowan; Glenluce; Dunragit; Castle Kennedy; opened 1 July 1861; Stranraer Harbour; originally "East Pier"; remaining open and reverted to "Stranraer" in 1993; Stranraer; renamed Stranraer Town 2 March 1953; closed to passengers 7 March 1966, and completely in 1994; Colfin; closed 6 February 1950; Portpatrick; closed 6 February 1950; Portpatrick Harbour; passenger use started 11 September 1868; and ceased November 1868; the line remained available for goods movements until 1870. The Wigtownshire Railway opened as far as Wigtown to goods traffic on 3 March 1875 and to passengers on 7 April 1875; it was extended to the first "Garliestown" station on 2 August 1875, and again to the second Garliestown on 3 April 1876. The extension to Whithorn opened on 9 July 1877. The entire line closed on 25 September 1950. Locations on the Wigtownshire Railway main line were: (Newton Stewart: Portpatrick Railway station) Mains of Penninghame; opened May 1875; closed 6 August 1885; Causewayend; opened May 1875; closed 6 August 1885; Wigtown; Kirkinner Whauphill; opened 2 August 1875; Sorbie; opened 2 August 1875; Millisle; opened 3 April 1876; moved a short distance south and renamed Millisle for Garliestown 1 March 1903; Garliestown (first station); opened 2 August 1875; also known as Garliestown Upper from February 1876, and Garliestown Junction "later in 1876"; closed 3 April 1876; Broughton Skeog; opened December 1877; closed 6 August 1885; Whithorn; and on the Garliestown branch: Garliestown (second station); opened 3 April 1876; closed 1 March 1903; also known as Garliestown New from February 1876, and later that year Garliestown Village. A remarkable engineering structure on the line is the Big Water of Fleet Viaduct, about a mile (2 km) north-east of the former Dromore station. It was the largest structure on the Portpatrick Railway, being a stone viaduct of twenty spans. In the early years of the twentieth century, it was in danger of failing and extensive repair work was carried out from 1926, including sheathing the piers in heavy brickwork and spandrel strengthening using old rails; the repairs considerably degraded its aesthetic appearance. It