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

Eastriggs
Remains of the station in 1991
General information
Location	Eastriggs, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland
Coordinates	54.9863°N 3.1884°W / 54.9863; -3.1884
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 (1848-08-23)	Opened as Dornock[1]
October 1854	Closed[1]
2 January 1865	Re-opened[1]
1 May 1923	Renamed Eastriggs[1][2]
6 December 1965 (1965-12-06)	Closed[2]

Dumfries and Galloway Council are trying to find funding to reopen the station.[3]

History

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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

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