Eastriggs railway station
Appearance
Eastriggs | |
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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] |
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
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The station opened 23 August 1848 as Dornock.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.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Dornock_Railway_Station.jpg/220px-Dornock_Railway_Station.jpg)
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 |
References
Notes
Sources
- 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. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. OCLC 228266687.
External links
- RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Archived 16 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine