Kirtlebridge railway station

Kirtlebridge
Kirtlebridge Viaduct near the old station
General information
LocationEcclefechan, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Coordinates55°03′01″N 3°12′42″W / 55.0502°N 3.2117°W / 55.0502; -3.2117
Grid referenceNY2268373536
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCaledonian Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
10 September 1847Station opened[1]
13 June 1960Station closed[1]

Kirtlebridge railway station was a station which served the rural area around Kirtlebridge and Eaglesfield, north of Annan in Dumfriesshire, Scotland; the location is now within the area of Dumfries and Galloway unitary council.

The station was served by local trains on the Caledonian Railway main line between Carlisle and Glasgow, now the West Coast Main Line, and the station was the junction for the Solway Junction Railway. The nearest station for Kirtlebridge is now at Lockerbie.

  1. ^ a b Butt (1995), page 136