Lockerbie railway station
Lockerbie railway station lies on the West Coast Main Line between and Carstairs in Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located south of Glasgow Central and north of London Euston. The station is owned by Network Rail. History. The station was opened along with the first section of the Caledonian Railway's main line from in September 1847. The line initially terminated at , but was completed through to Glasgow & Edinburgh early the following year. A branch line from here to via Lochmaben was completed in September 1863 – this was constructed by the independent "Dumfries, Lochmaben & Lockerbie  Railway", but was absorbed by the Caledonian company two years later. Though this route allowed the Caledonian company to reach Dumfries and thus compete with the rival Glasgow and South Western Railway, it never developed beyond country branch status. On 4 May 1882, an accident occurred when the branch service from Stranraer via the Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway passed a signal and entered the station at 23:25. It collided at low speed, with a goods train already on the northbound line. This collision, though minor, forced carriages from the goods train onto the southbound line and into the path  of the speeding Glasgow Express which smashed into the wreckage and derailed onto the station platform. Seven people were killed, including the driver and fireman of the express. The guard from the express ran down the line to warn another approaching train of the accident and prevented a further collision. There were 300 injuries. The driver of the first train, the Lockerbie station master and the local inspection regime were all criticised for their actions in the subsequent report on the crash. The branch to Dumfries was closed to passenger services by the British Transport Commission in May 1952. Goods  traffic continued until 1966, when the line fell victim to the Beeching Axe. Except Lockerbie all other local stations on the main line between Carlisle and Carstairs closed during the 1960s. The first electrically operated passenger services operated by British Rail in May 1974 when the West Coast Main Line electrification project between Weaver Junction & Glasgow was completed. Services northwards to Glasgow and Edinburgh were suspended in January 2016 and replaced by buses, whilst major repairs were carried out the River Clyde viaduct at Lamington that was damaged by Storm Frank. Trains resumed on 22 February 2016. Services and current  operations. Lockerbie station is managed by ScotRail although the company does not provide any services to or from the station. Lockerbie is the only railway station in Scotland that is not served by ScotRail. All services are provided by Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express. TransPennine Express. TransPennine Express provide most services, As of 2021 this is as follows: There is a mostly 2 hourly service to Edinburgh Waverley and Manchester Airport however in the Edinburgh direction there is some gaps in the timetable meaning there can be 4 hour gaps in this direction. There is 3 trains per day  to Glasgow Central which call on an uneven frequency and there 1 train per day to Liverpool Lime Street that also runs. All other services to Glasgow pass through without stopping Avanti West Coast. Avanti West Coast operate six daily services. There are three trains per day to Glasgow Central, one to Birmingham New Street, one to London Euston and one to Crewe. On Sundays, there are two trains per day to Glasgow, one to London and one to Crewe.