Gretna Green railway station
Gretna Green 
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The 1993 station, looking east
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| Location | |
| Place | Gretna Green |
| Local authority | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Coordinates | 55°00′03″N 3°04′01″W / 55.0007°N 3.0670°WCoordinates: 55°00′03″N 3°04′01″W / 55.0007°N 3.0670°W |
| Grid reference | NY319678 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GEA |
| 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 |
 36,628 |
| 2012/13 |
37,414 |
| 2013/14 |
37,950 |
| 2014/15 |
40,190 |
| 2015/16 |
 38,940 |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 23 August 1848 | Opened as Gretna |
| April 1852 | Renamed as Gretna Green |
| 6 December 1965 | Closed |
| 20 September 1993 | Reopened slightly west by British Rail |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gretna Green from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Gretna Green railway station serves the village of Gretna Green and the town of Gretna in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow South Western Line and is managed by Abellio ScotRail who provide all passenger train services.
The station was opened by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway on 23 August 1848 as Gretna. The Glasgow and South Western Railway renamed the station as Gretna Green in April 1852.
On 6 December 1965 the station was closed. Following closure, the station building was sold. In 1975 the site of the station became the eastern end of the single line section to Annan, as part of the route rationalisation carried out by British Rail following the electrification of the West Coast Main Line.
The station reopened in September 1993 by British Rail with just one platform, on the north side of the line to the west of the previous station, coinciding with the west end of the points marking the end of the single track section from Annan.
The second platform came into use when the line to Annan was restored to double track in August 2008.
The Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway station was one of three serving Gretna, the others being:
15 departures are provided on weekdays (20 on Saturday). A basic 2-hourly service to Dumfries and Glasgow runs for most of the day, with one or 2 longer gaps during the day and a similar number south to Carlisle (with some peak extras) These include five through trains to Newcastle via Hexham.
On Sundays there are five departures for Carlisle and four for Dumfries, two of which run through to Glasgow.
Looking west
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