Gretna Junction
Location type
JunctionNames and dates
Gretna GSWR Junction (1848-1915)Gretna Junction (1915-)
Station code: XGS National Rail
Opened on the Caledonian Railway.
Opened on the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway.
Description
This junction is just to the north of the former Gretna [CR] station and Sark Viaduct. It is only just in Scotland, being just north of the Border. The junction is now single lead junction for the route to Dumfries and double for the line north to Lockerbie. The Dumfries route doubles after leading the junction.
This was formerly a conventional double track junction. The signal box was located to the west of the point of divergence. This box was replaced in 1915 with the new box also taking over Gretna Border Union Junction.
There was a small goods yard on the west side of the junction, accessed by reversal from the Dumfries line. Prior to the completion of the route west from Dumfries, trains from Dumfries via Annan terminated at Gretna and were taken on by the Caledonian. A turntable was located here for the terminating trains.
The box closed in 1973, replaced by Carlisle Signalling Centre in preparation for electrification, completed 1974.
Tags
Junction05/07/2020
| Nearby stations Gretna [CR] Gretna [NBR] Gretna Green [1st] Gretna Green Gretna Township Floriston Rigg Longtown Kirkpatrick Lyneside Scotch Dyke Rockcliffe Harker Burgh-by-Sands Parkhouse Halt | Sark Viaduct Gretna Border Union Junction Gretna Junction [NBR] Peat Works (ex of ng railway) HM Factory Gretna Ether Section Gretna MOD Junction Mossband Junction Quintinshill Loops Admiralty Sidings Junction Gretna Site No 4 Floriston Watertroughs Bush-on-Esk West Junction Bush-on-Esk East Junction Esk Viaduct [Cumbria] Longtown Exchange Sidings |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
News items
| 14/01/2003 | Former Gretna station for Sale |
