Dumfries railway station
Dumfries 
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| Location | |
| Place | Dumfries |
| Local authority | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Coordinates | 55°04′22″N 3°36′16″W / 55.0728°N 3.6045°WCoordinates: 55°04′22″N 3°36′16″W / 55.0728°N 3.6045°W |
| Grid reference | NX976765 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DMF |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.374 million |
| – Interchange |
82 |
| 2012/13 |
 0.366 million |
| – Interchange |
84 |
| 2013/14 |
0.369 million |
| – Interchange |
85 |
| 2014/15 |
0.381 million |
| – Interchange |
83 |
| 2015/16 |
0.361 million |
| – Interchange |
80 |
| History | |
| 1848 | Opened |
| 1850 | Line to Glasgow opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dumfries from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Dumfries railway station serves the town of Dumfries in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow South Western Line and is managed by Abellio ScotRail who provide nearly all passenger train services. It is staffed on a part-time basis throughout the week. Train services are provided by Abellio ScotRail and Northern
Opened by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway in 1848, the line serving it was extended northwards to Kilmarnock and Glasgow two years later (the GD&CR became part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway at the same time). It subsequently became the junction for branches to Castle Douglas and Stranraer (opened between 1859 and 1861), Lockerbie (opened in 1863 and taken over in 1865 by the Caledonian Railway) and latterly to Moniaive (Cairn Valley Railway, opened in 1905). All of these later lines have now closed (the Port Road to Stranraer being the last to go in June 1965), leaving only the original G&SWR main line open to serve the town. The Beeching Axe cutting the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway and Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railway has resulted in adverse mileage to connect Stranraer with a longer line via Kilmarnock and Ayr. The journey by railway and ferry via Stranraer to Larne Harbour or since the line closed to the Port of Belfast is much longer.
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