Eastriggs railway station

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Eastriggs
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Remains of the station in 1991
Location
Place Eastriggs
Area Dumfries and Galloway
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Operations
Original company Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Platforms 2
History
23 August 1848 (1848-08-23) Opened as Dornock[1]
October 1854 Closed[1]
2 January 1865 Re-opened[1]
1 May 1923 Renamed Eastriggs[1][2]
6 December 1965 (1965-12-06) Closed[2]
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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]

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
Annan
Line and station open		   Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
  Rigg
Line open; station closed

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Butt 1995, p. 81
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Butt 1995, p. 88
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Sources

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