Eastriggs railway station

54°59′11″N 3°11′18″W / 54.9863°N 3.1884°W / 54.9863; -3.1884Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGlasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle RailwayPre-groupingGlasgow and South Western RailwayPost-groupingLMSKey dates23 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]

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

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.

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

Sources

• 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

• RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Archived 16 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine