Gretna Green railway station

Gretna Green National Rail

The 1993 station, looking east
Location
Place Gretna Green
Local authority Dumfries and Galloway
Coordinates 55°00′03″N 3°04′01″W / 55.0007°N 3.0670°W / 55.0007; -3.0670Coordinates: 55°00′03″N 3°04′01″W / 55.0007°N 3.0670°W / 55.0007; -3.0670
Grid reference NY319678
Operations
Station code GEA
Managed by Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05   29,751
2005/06 Increase 32,234
2006/07 Decrease 27,026
2007/08 Increase 28,801
2008/09 Increase 28,942
2009/10 Increase 31,250
2010/11 Increase 32,918
2011/12 Increase 36,628
2012/13 Increase 37,414
2013/14 Increase 37,950
History
Original company Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping LMS
23 August 1848 Opened as Gretna[1]
April 1852 Renamed as Gretna Green[1]
6 December 1965 Closed[1]
20 September 1993 Reopened slightly west by British Rail
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gretna Green from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Gretna Green railway station serves the village of Gretna Green and the town of Gretna in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow South Western Line and is managed by Abellio ScotRail who provide all passenger train services.

History

The station was opened by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway on 23 August 1848 as Gretna.[1] The Glasgow and South Western Railway renamed the station as Gretna Green in April 1852.[1]

On 6 December 1965[1] the station was closed. Following closure, the station building was sold. In 1975 the site of the station became the eastern end of the single line section to Annan, as part of the route rationalisation carried out by British Rail following the electrification of the West Coast Main Line.

The station re-opened in September 1993 by British Rail with just one platform, on the north side of the line to the west of the previous station, coinciding with the west end of the points marking the end of the single track section from Annan.

The second platform came into use when the line to Annan was restored to double track in August 2008.

The Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway station was one of three serving Gretna, the others being:

Services

15 departures are provided on weekdays (20 on Saturday). A basic 2-hourly service to Dumfries and Glasgow runs for most of the day, with one or 2 longer gaps during the day and a similar number south to Carlisle (with some peak extras) These include five through trains to Newcastle via Hexham. [2]

On Sundays there are five departures for Carlisle and four for Dumfries, two of which run through to Glasgow.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Carlisle   Abellio ScotRail
Glasgow South Western Line
   Annan
Historical railways
Gretna (CR)
Line open; station closed		   Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
   Rigg
Line open; station closed

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Butt (1995), page 110
  2. ↑ Table 216 National Rail timetable, May 2016

Sources

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