Dornock railway station

Dornock
Location
Area	Dumfries and Galloway
Operations
Original company	Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Platforms	2
History
23 August 1848	Opened as Dornock[1]
October 1854	Closed[1]
2 January 1865	Re-opened as Dornock[1]
1 May 1923	Renamed as Eastriggs[1][2]
6 December 1965	Closed[2]
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Dornock railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway between Annan and Gretna.

History

The station opened 23 August 1848.^[1] Six years later it was closed for a period of 11 years.^[1] It was renamed as Eastriggs by the London Midland and Scottish Railway 1 May 1923.^[2] The station closed in 1965,^[2] although the line through the station is still open.

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

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Butt (1995), page 81
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Butt (1995), page 88

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
• 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687. 
• RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway

Coordinates: 54°59′12″N 3°11′22″W / 54.98658°N 3.18946°W / 54.98658; -3.18946