Dumfries railway station
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Dumfries railway station serves the town of Dumfries
in Dumfries and Galloway
, Scotland
. It is located on the Glasgow South Western Line
and is managed by First ScotRail
who provide all passenger train services. It is staffed on a part-time basis throughout the week.
Opened by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
in 1848, the line serving it was extended northwards to Kilmarnock
and Glasgow
two years later (the GD&CR became part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway
at the same time). It subsequently became the junction for branches to Castle Douglas
and Stranraer
(opened between 1859 and 1861), (opened in 1863 and taken over in 1865 by the Caledonian Railway
) and latterly to Moniaive
(Cairn Valley Railway, opened in 1905). All of these later lines have now closed (the Port Road to Stranraer being the last to go in June 1965), leaving only the original G&SWR main line open to serve the town.
Sundays see five services to Carlisle and two to Glasgow (two trains from Carlisle also terminate here).
, and stations once existed between Dumfries and Annan.
Dumfries
Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...
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...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is located on the Glasgow South Western Line
Glasgow South Western Line
The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride.- History :...
and is managed by First ScotRail
First ScotRail
ScotRail Railways Ltd. is the FirstGroup-owned train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland, northern England and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London using the brand ScotRail which is the property of the Scottish Government...
who provide all passenger train services. It is staffed on a part-time basis throughout the week.
Opened by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
The Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway was a company in Scotland, which built and ran what is now known as the Glasgow South Western Line. The line was authorised on 13 August 1846 and was constructed between 1846 and 1850...
in 1848, the line serving it was extended northwards to Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock is a large burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of 44,734. It is the second largest town in Ayrshire. The River Irvine runs through its eastern section, and the Kilmarnock Water passes through it, giving rise to the name 'Bank Street'...
and Glasgow
St Enoch railway station
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two years later (the GD&CR became part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow and South Western Railway
The Glasgow and South Western Railway , one of the pre-grouping railway companies, served a triangular area of south-west Scotland, between Glasgow, Stranraer and Carlisle...
at the same time). It subsequently became the junction for branches to Castle Douglas
Castle Douglas
Castle Douglas , a town in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, lies in the eastern part of Galloway known as the Stewartry, between the towns of Dalbeattie and Gatehouse of Fleet.-History:...
and Stranraer
Stranraer Harbour railway station
Stranraer railway station is a railway station that serves both the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland and the port for ferries to Belfast, Northern Ireland. The station is 94.5 miles southwest of Glasgow and is the terminus of the Glasgow South Western Line...
(opened between 1859 and 1861), (opened in 1863 and taken over in 1865 by the Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century and it was absorbed almost a century later into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, in the 1923 railway grouping, by means of the Railways Act 1921...
) and latterly to Moniaive
Moniaive
Moniaive is a village in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, near Thornhill, on the A702 road and B729 road. Population 520 . The name is from Gaelic monadh-abh and means "Hill of Streams". It is situated at the northern end of the very scenic and tranquil Cairn Valley...
(Cairn Valley Railway, opened in 1905). All of these later lines have now closed (the Port Road to Stranraer being the last to go in June 1965), leaving only the original G&SWR main line open to serve the town.
Services
The service from the station is somewhat irregular - currently there is roughly one train per hour to for most of the day (with some extra trains on Saturdays) and one every two hours to and Glasgow. Four southbound trains continue to Newcastle via the Tyne Valley line, but the two through northbound services that formerly ran to and no longer operate (having been withdrawn at the December 2009 timetable change).Sundays see five services to Carlisle and two to Glasgow (two trains from Carlisle also terminate here).
, and stations once existed between Dumfries and Annan.