Gretna (Caledonian) railway station

Gretna
Location
Place Near Gretna Green
Area Cumbria
Operations
Original company Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Platforms 2
History
9 September 1847 Opened[1]
10 September 1951 Closed[1]
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Closed railway stations in Britain
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Gretna railway station was a railway station close to Gretna Green in Scotland. The Caledonian Railway, however, built the station just south of Gretna Junction and the England/Scotland border, in Cumbria.

Contents

History

The station opened on 9 September 1847.[1] It closed on 10 September 1951.[1]

Very little remains of the station in 2008.

The Caledonian Railway station was one of three serving Gretna, the others being:

A short distance to the north on the Caledonian Railway are Quintinshill loops, the site of the rail crash in 1915.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Floriston
Line open; station closed		   Caledonian Railway

CR Main Line

   Kirkpatrick
Line open; station closed
connenction to GD&CR   Glasgow and South Western Railway

Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway

   Gretna Green
Line and station open
Longtown
Line and station closed		   North British Railway

Border Union Railway

   connenction to BUR

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Butt (1995), page 110

Sources

Railway stations in Cumbria
West Coast Main Line
(London Euston) → → Burton and Holme (closed) • Milnthorpe (closed) • Oxenholme Lake District • Grayrigg (closed) • Low Gill (closed) • Tebay (closed) • Shap (closed) • Clifton and Lowther (closed) • Penrith North Lakes • Plumpton (closed) • Calthwaite (closed) • Southwaite (closed) • Wreay (closed) • Brisco (closed) • Carlisle Citadel • Rockcliffe (closed) • Gretna (closed) → → (Glasgow and Edinburgh Waverley)
Cumbrian Coast Line
Carlisle Citadel • Cummersdale (closed) • Dalston • Curthwaite (closed) • Crofton (closed) • Wigton • Leegate (closed) • Brayton (closed) • Aspatria • Bullgill (closed) • Dearham Bridge (closed) • Maryport • Flimby • Siddick (closed) • Workington North (closed) • Workington Main • Harrington • Parton • Whitehaven • Corkickle • St Bees • Nethertown • Braystones • Sellafield • Seascale • Drigg • Ravenglass • Eskmeals (closed) • Bootle • Silecroft • Millom • Green Road • Foxfield • Kirkby-in-Furness • Askam-in-Furness • Barrow-in-Furness
Furness Line
Barrow-in-Furness • Roose • Furness Abbey (closed) • Dalton-in-Furness • Lindal (closed) • Ulverston • Cark and Cartmel • Kents Bank • Grange-over- Sands • Arnside
Settle-Carlisle Railway
Carlisle Citadel • Scotby (closed) • Cumwhinton (closed) • Cotehill (closed) • Armathwaite • Lazonby and Kirkoswald • Little Salkeld (closed) • Langwathby • Culgaith (closed) • New Biggin (closed) • Long Marton (closed) • Appleby • Ormside (closed) • Crosby Garrett (closed) • Kirkby Stephen • Garsdale • Dent
Tyne Valley Line
Carlisle Citadel • Wetheral • Heads Nook (closed) • How Mill (closed) • Brampton • Low Row (closed) → → (Newcastle Central)
Windermere Branch Line
Former railway lines
Cleator and Workington Junction Railway
Cleator Moor West • Moresby Parks • Distington • High Harrington • Workington Central • Seaton • Great Broughton
Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
Cockermouth and Workington Railway
Coniston Railway
Eden Valley Railway
South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway
(Stainmore Railway)
Eden Valley Railway
Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
Stainmore Railway
South Tynedale Railway