RAILSCOT | Port Carlisle

Station

Port Carlisle

Opened on the Carlisle and Port Carlisle Railway and Dock.

Nearby stations Glasson Bowness Wylies Halt Drumburgh Eastriggs New Dykes Brow Whitrigg Kirkbride Annan Shawhill Annan Rigg Corsehill Halt Gretna Township Burgh-by-Sands Kirkpatrick	Port Carlisle Shed Solway Viaduct Eastriggs Ground Frame Shawhill Junction Wampool Viaduct Solway Junction Kirkbride Junction Nutberry Moss Peat Works Cochran^s Boiler Works Tourist/other Eastriggs MOD Muirhouse Farm Level Crossing Stanfield Farm Level Crossing Rigg Signal Box Annan Museum Annan Harbour
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

/ /1819	Carlisle and Port Carlisle Canal Basin with sea lock opened at Port Carlisle. The canal did not reach Carlisle at this tage.
/ /1819	Carlisle and Port Carlisle Canal Act for a canal from Fisher' Cross (Port Carlisle) to Carlisle.
/ /1836	Carlisle and Port Carlisle Canal Wharf built offshore at Port Carlisle to accommodate vessels too large to enter the canal.
22/08/1856	Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Line opened. The service to Port Carlisle from Carlisle is stopped and a 'Dandy' introduced running from Port Carlisle to Drumburgh to connect with the Silloth trains.
10/10/1861	Port Carlisle Junction to Canal Junction Curve (Caledonian Railway) Branch opened, giving the Port Carlisle line access to Carlisle Citadel.
01/07/1864	Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock The North British Railway starts running Silloth and Port Carlisle trains to Carlisle Citadel.
/ /1882	Solway Junction Railway Branch to the North British Railway's Port Carlisle line authorised.
/ /1889	Solway Junction Railway Proposed Port Carlisle branch abandoned.
/ /1914	Carlisle and Port Carlisle Railway and Dock Steam railmotor 'Flower of Yarrow' introduced on Port Carlisle service.
/ /1932	Carlisle and Port Carlisle Railway and Dock Port Carlisle to Drumburgh (excluded) closed.