Lockerbie railway station

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Services and operations

Lockerbie station with its new footbridge in July 2022, with lifts so both platforms are accessible. PXL 20220726 094153594.jpg
Lockerbie station with its new footbridge in July 2022, with lifts so both platforms are accessible.

Lockerbie station is managed by ScotRail, although the company does not provide any services to or from the station. Lockerbie is one of only two National Rail railway stations in Scotland not served by ScotRail (the other being Reston). All services are provided by Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express.

TransPennine Express

TransPennine Express provide most services, As of 2022 there is an hourly service to Manchester Airport, a two-hourly service to Edinburgh Waverley (with one larger gap leaving a four-hour gap between services), and a two-hourly service to Glasgow Central, with hourly departures from 7 pm to 12 pm.

Most services are run using Class 397 Civity trains, however a few services between Manchester and Edinburgh used Hitachi Class 802 A-Trains as of 16 May 2022.

Avanti West Coast

Avanti West Coast operate six services on weekdays. There are three trains per day to Glasgow Central, two to London Euston and one to Crewe. On Saturdays, four services call at Lockerbie, two southbound to London and two northbound to Glasgow. On Sundays, three Avanti trains call at Lockerbie, providing services to Glasgow Central, London Euston and Crewe. [18] [19]

Avanti West Coast services are provided using British Rail Class 390 Pendolinos.

Lockerbie

Scottish Gaelic: Locarbaidh [1]
National Rail logo.svg
Lockerbie station.jpg
The exterior of Lockerbie station in June 2010
General information
Location Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates 55°07′23″N3°21′15″W / 55.1231°N 3.3541°W / 55.1231; -3.3541
Grid reference NY137817
Managed by ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLOC
History
Original company Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Key dates
10 September 1847Station opened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease2.svg 0.252 million
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Carlisle   Avanti West Coast
London / Birmingham - Glasgow
  Motherwell
  Avanti West Coast
London / Birmingham - Edinburgh
  Haymarket
Carlisle   TransPennine Express
Liverpool/Preston-Glasgow
  Carstairs or
Motherwell or
Glasgow Central
Carlisle   TransPennine Express
Manchester/Preston-Glasgow
  Motherwell or
Glasgow Central
  TransPennine Express
Manchester/Preston-Edinburgh
  Haymarket
  Historical railways  
Ecclefechan   Caledonian Railway
Main Line
  Nethercleugh
Terminus  Caledonian Railway
Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway
  Lochmaben

References

Notes

  1. Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN   978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. "News & Star: The Lockerbie Disaster of 1882". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  3. Lamington Viaduct to remain closed until March ITV News; retrieved 19 January 2016
  4. "Grand Union optimistic of approval for spacious new Stirling-London train service on west coast main line". The Scotsman. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. "ORR: Open access services given green light between London and Stirling | Office of Rail and Road". www.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  6. "Moffat" . Daily Review (Edinburgh). Scotland. 6 April 1863. Retrieved 6 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Railway Appointment" . Annandale Observer and Advertiser. Scotland. 17 June 1881. Retrieved 6 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Lockerbie Stationmaster" . Glasgow Evening Citizen. Scotland. 11 October 1883. Retrieved 6 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Railway Notes" . Dundee Evening pOst. Scotland. 6 April 1901. Retrieved 6 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Promotion for Lockerbie Station Agent" . Dumfries and Galloway Standard. Scotland. 21 January 1914. Retrieved 6 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "New Peebles Stationmaster" . Southern Reporter. Scotland. 12 March 1914. Retrieved 6 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. "Presentations" . Southern Reporter. Scotland. 12 June 1924. Retrieved 6 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. "West Calder" . West Lothian Courier. Scotland. 4 September 1925. Retrieved 6 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "Stationnmaster's Appointment" . Wishaw Press. Scotland. 15 May 1931. Retrieved 6 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. "Lockerbie Presentation" . Dundee Courier. Scotland. 18 January 1939. Retrieved 6 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. "New Stationmaster for Gleneagles" . Dundee Evening Telegraph. Scotland. 19 December 1947. Retrieved 6 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. "Mr.D.M. Tyndall" . Dundee Courier. Scotland. 30 March 1949. Retrieved 6 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. "Scheduled timetable book for 11 December 2022 to 20 May 2023" (PDF). Avanti West Coast.
  19. "Scheduled timetable book for 21 May 2023 to 9 December 2023" (PDF). Avanti West Coast.

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