Annan railway station
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| Annan | |||
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| Siding round the back of the station. | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Annan | ||
| Local authority | Dumfries and Galloway | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | ANN | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2005/06 * | 0.156 million | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Annan from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Annan railway station serves the town of Annan in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow South Western Line 28 km (17½ miles) north west of Carlisle and is managed by First ScotRail who provide all passenger train services.
Until the early 1980s, the goods yard at Annan station was still in regular use. The station was also used for the dispatch of fresh fish to London until the mid to late 1980s.
Annan station is where the single track line from Gretna reverts to double track. This can necessitate eastbound trains waiting at Annan station for a westbound service to clear the single track section. However, as part of recently announced plans to improve operating flexibility, this stretch is being converted back into a dual track stretch. [1]
Shortly after leaving Annan station on a westbound service to Dumfries, the line crosses a viaduct over the River Annan and adjoining flood plains. Also just to the West of Annan is a disused junction and dismantled line heading south to the Cochran's Boiler plant at Newbie. [2]
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[edit] History
At one point in its history, Annan was served by two railway stations (1870-1931). Annan Shawhill station was on the long-disused Solway Junction Railway which ran from Kirtlebridge on the current West Coast Main Line through the west side of Annan, across the Solway Firth and on to Maryport in Cumbria.
[edit] Services
There is generally a two-hourly service southbound to Carlisle and northbound to Dumfries and Kilmarnock.
On Sundays 4 trains a day head southbound to Carlisle and northbound to Dumfries.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Gretna Green | First ScotRail |
Dumfries | ||
| Historical Railways | ||||
| Dornock Line open; station closed |
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
Cummertrees Line open; station closed |
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| Bowness Line and station closed |
Solway Junction Railway |
link to Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
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[edit] References
[edit] Sources
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Annan railway station from National Rail
