Gretna railway station (Border Union Railway)
Gretna | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Near Gretna Green, City of Carlisle England |
| Coordinates | 54°59′51″N 3°02′29″W / 54.9975°N 3.0413°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Border Union Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 November 1861 | Opened[1] |
| 9 August 1915 | Closed[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.
History
[edit]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:
- Gretna built by Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway in 1848 (successor station open)
- Gretna built by the Caledonian Railway in 1847, closing in 1951.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | North British Railway Waverley Route | Longtown Line and station closed |
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]Sources
[edit]- 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.
- Gretna (Border Union) railway station on navigable OS map