Dornock railway station - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Dornock railway station was a railway station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

in Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973...

between Annan and Gretna.

History

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

Sources

RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway

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