Gretna railway station (Border Union Railway)

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Gretna
General information
LocationNear Gretna Green, City of Carlisle
England
Coordinates 54°59′51″N3°02′29″W / 54.9975°N 3.0413°W / 54.9975; -3.0413 Coordinates: 54°59′51″N3°02′29″W / 54.9975°N 3.0413°W / 54.9975; -3.0413
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Border Union Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Key dates
1 November 1861Opened [1]
9 August 1915Closed [1]

Gretna railway station was a railway station close to Gretna Green in Scotland although the station was on the English side of the border. However the Border Union Railway built the station adjacent to the Caledonian Railway's Gretna station south on Gretna Junction and in the England/Scotland border in Cumbria.

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History

The station opened on 1 November 1861. [1] It closed on 9 August 1915. [1]

As with the adjacent Caledonian station, very little remains of the station in 2008.

The Border Union Railway station was one of three serving Gretna, the others being:

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus  North British Railway
Waverley Route
  Longtown
Line and station closed

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Butt (1995), page 110

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