Place Eastriggs Post-grouping LMS October 1854 Closed | Area Dumfries and Galloway 23 August 1848 (1848-08-23) Opened as Dornock Platforms in use 2 | |
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Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway Original company Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Similar Richhill railway station, Thornhill (Dumfries) railway st, Templepatrick railway station, Finningley railway station, Long Ashton railway st | ||
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.
History
The station opened 23 August 1848 as Dornock. Six years later it was closed for a period of 11 years, from October 1854 until 2 January 1865. It was renamed as Eastriggs by the London Midland and Scottish Railway on 1 May 1923.
The station closed on 6 December 1965, although the line through the station is still open.
References
Eastriggs railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA