Eastriggs railway station

Eastriggs
Remains of the station in 1991
General information
LocationEastriggs, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates54°59′11″N 3°11′18″W / 54.9863°N 3.1884°W / 54.9863; -3.1884
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
23 August 1848 (1848-08-23)Opened as Dornock[1]
October 1854Closed[1]
2 January 1865Re-opened[1]
1 May 1923Renamed Eastriggs[1][2]
6 December 1965 (1965-12-06)Closed[2]

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

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

  1. ^ a b c d Butt 1995, p. 81
  2. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 88
  3. ^ "New Dumfries and Galloway railway station funds pursued". BBC News. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.