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Archaeology Notes

Event ID 769838

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/769838

NY36NW 84 32018 67916

Old Station Cottages [NAT] (at NY 32018 67916)

OS (GIS) MasterMap, August 2009.

Not to be confused with Gretna Station, NY 33329 67395 on the Glasgow Carlisle 'Annandale route' main line of the former Caledonian Railway. For this station, which is situated in England, see NY36NW 85.

This intermediate station on the Glasgow-Dumfries-Carlisle ('Nith valley') main line of the former Glasgow and South Western Railay was opened (as Gretna station) on 23 August 1848 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr (Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle) Rly. It was renamed Gretna Green station in 5 April 1852 and closed to regular passenger traffic on 6 December 1965. The line remains in regular use by passenger traffic.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 18 August 2009.

R V J Butt 1995.

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