Gretna railway station (Border Union Railway) explained

Gretna
Status:Disused
Borough:Near Gretna Green, City of Carlisle
Country:England
Coordinates:54.9975°N -3.0413°W
Platforms:2
Original:Border Union Railway
Pregroup:North British Railway
Years:1 November 1861
Events:Opened[1]
Years1:9 August 1915
Events1:Closed

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. 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:

References

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Notes and References

  1. Butt (1995), page 110