Eastriggs railway station

Eastriggs
Eastriggs
	Remains of the station in 1991
General information
Location	Eastriggs, Dumfries and Galloway ; Scotland
Coordinates	54°59′11″N3°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
October 1854	Closed
2 January 1865	Re-opened
1 May 1923	Renamed Eastriggs
6 December 1965	Closed

Last updated July 21, 2024

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

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.

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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References

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 Butt 1995, p. 81
1 2 3 4 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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

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[Butt81-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Butt 1995, p. 81

[Butt88-2] 1 2 3 4 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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