Gretna (Border Union) railway station

Gretna
Location
Place Near Gretna Green
Area City of Carlisle
Coordinates 54°59′51″N 3°02′29″W / 54.9975°N 3.0413°W / 54.9975; -3.0413Coordinates: 54°59′51″N 3°02′29″W / 54.9975°N 3.0413°W / 54.9975; -3.0413
Operations
Original company Border Union Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Platforms 2
History
1 November 1861 Opened[1]
9 August 1915 Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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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

The station opened on 1 November 1861.[1] It closed on 9 August 1915.[1]

As with the adjancent Caledonian station, very little remains of the station in 2008.

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

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus   North British Railway
Waverley Route
   Longtown
Line and station closed

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Butt (1995), page 110

Sources

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