Gretna Green railway station

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Gretna Green
Location in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Gretna Green
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General information
Location Gretna Green, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates 55°00′03″N3°03′59″W / 55.0007556°N 3.0663050°W / 55.0007556; -3.0663050
Grid reference NY319678
Owned by Network Rail
Managed by ScotRail
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeGEA
History
Original company Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
23 August 1848Opened as Gretna
April 1852Renamed Gretna Green
6 December 1965Closed
20 September 1993Resited and reopened
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 45,884
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Gretna Green is a railway station on the Glasgow South Western Line, which runs between Carlisle and Glasgow Central via Kilmarnock. The station, situated 9 miles 58 chains (16 km) north-west of Carlisle, serves the town of Gretna and village of Gretna Green in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.

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History

The station was opened by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway on 23 August 1848 as Gretna. [1] The Glasgow and South Western Railway renamed the station Gretna Green in April 1852. [1]

On 6 December 1965, the station was closed and the station building was subsequently sold. [1] In 1975, the site of the station became the eastern end of a single line section to Annan, as part of the route rationalisation carried out by British Rail, following the electrification of the West Coast Main Line.

The station was reopened on 20 September 1993 by British Rail, with just one platform on the northern side of the line to the west of the previous station, coinciding with the western end of the points marking the end of the single track section from Annan. The second platform came into use when the line to Annan was restored to double track in August 2008. [2] [3] [4]

The Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway station was one of three serving the town of Gretna, the others being:

Services

Following the May 2021 timetable change, there is a mostly an uneven hourly to 2 hourly service (Monday to Saturday) heading north-west towards Dumfries, with seven trains of these to Glasgow Central via Kilmarnock. On Sunday, there are five trains per day to Dumfries, two of which extend to Glasgow Central. Heading south-east towards Carlisle, there is an mostly hourly service. All services are operated by ScotRail. [5]

Services running through Carlisle to Newcastle were stopped at the May 2022 timetable change. [6]

Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter

Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Carlisle   ScotRail
Glasgow South Western Line
  Annan
  Historical railways  
Gretna (CR)
Line open; station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
  Rigg
Line open; station closed

Notes

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 Butt (1995), page 110
    2. "New railway on the double for Gretna–Annan". Network Rail . 15 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
    3. "Rail line shuts for major upgrade". BBC News . 15 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
    4. "Gretna–Annan rail project targets summer completion". Rail Technology Magazine. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
    5. "Train times: Glasgow – Barrhead, Kilmarnock and Carlisle / Glaschu – Cnoc a' Bharra, Cill Mheàrnaig, Carlisle agus An Caisteal Nuadh" (PDF). Abellio ScotRail . 16 May 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
    6. Maund, Richard. "PSUL 2022" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

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