Eastriggs railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway between Annan and Gretna.
Eastriggs | |
|---|---|
 Remains of the station in 1991 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Eastriggs, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland |
| Coordinates | 54°59′11″N 3°11′18″W / 54.9863°N 3.1884°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 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] |
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.
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 | ||
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f Butt 1995, p. 81
- ^ a b c d Butt 1995, p. 88
- ^ "New Dumfries and Galloway railway station funds pursued". BBC News. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ www.dng24.co.uk, DnG24-; Reid, Fiona (23 June 2023). "Anger after Eastriggs station rejection blow". DNG Online Limited. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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Sources
edit- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
External links
edit- RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Archived 16 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine