Eastriggs railway station
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Remains of the station in 1991
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Location | |
Place | Eastriggs |
Area | Dumfries and Galloway |
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Operations | |
Original company | Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | LMS |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
23 August 1848 | Opened as Dornock[1] |
October 1854 | Closed[1] |
2 January 1865 | Re-opened[1] |
1 May 1923 | Renamed Eastriggs[1][2] |
6 December 1965 | Closed[2] |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Eastriggs railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway between Annan and Gretna.
Dumfries and Galloway Council are trying to find funding to reopen the station.[3]
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History
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The station opened 23 August 1848 as Dornock.[1] Six years later it was closed for a period of 11 years, from October 1854 until 2 January 1865.[1] It was renamed as Eastriggs by the London Midland and Scottish Railway on 1 May 1923.[2]
The station closed on 6 December 1965,[2] although the line through the station is still open.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Annan Line and station open |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
Rigg Line open; station closed |
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- RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
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