Gretna railway station was a

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close to

Gretna Green Gretna Green is a parish in the southern council area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on the Scottish side of the border between Scotland and England, defined by the small river Sark, which flows into the nearby Solway Firth. It was historica ...

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although the station was on the

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side of the border. However the Border Union Railway built the station adjacent to the

Caledonian Railway The Caledonian Railway (CR) was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century with the objective of forming a link between English railways and Glasgow. It progressively extended its network and reached Edinburgh an ...

's Gretna station south on Gretna Junction and in the England/Scotland border in

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History

The station opened on 1 November 1861. It closed on 9 August 1915. 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: * Gretna built by

Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway The Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway was a railway company in Scotland, which constructed the line from near Cumnock to Gretna Junction, forming the route from Glasgow to Carlisle via Dumfries, in association with other lines. Its promo ...

in 1848 (successor station open) * Gretna built by the

in 1847, closing in 1951.

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Gretna (Border Union) railway station on navigable OS map
{{Closed stations Cumbria Disused railway stations in Cumbria Former Border Union Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1861 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1915 1861 establishments in England