Eastriggs railway station

Eastriggs railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway between Annan and Gretna.

Eastriggs
Remains of the station in 1991
General information
LocationEastriggs, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates54°59′11″N 3°11′18″W / 54.9863°N 3.1884°W / 54.9863; -3.1884
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
23 August 1848 (1848-08-23)Opened as Dornock[1]
October 1854Closed[1]
2 January 1865Re-opened[1]
1 May 1923Renamed Eastriggs[1][2]
6 December 1965 (1965-12-06)Closed[2]

Dumfries and Galloway Council are trying to find funding to reopen the station.[3]

History

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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.

Station buildings still exist, currently as private houses.

 
Dornock Railway Station in 2018

Reports between 2022 and 2023 show that Transport Scotland has dismissed the plans of the Eastriggs Railway Station Action Group (ERSAG) [4] for the re-opening of Eastriggs railway station.[5]

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

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Butt 1995, p. 81
  2. ^ a b c d Butt 1995, p. 88
  3. ^ "New Dumfries and Galloway railway station funds pursued". BBC News. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ^ www.dng24.co.uk, DnG24-; Reid, Fiona (23 June 2023). "Anger after Eastriggs station rejection blow". DNG Online Limited. Retrieved 20 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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