ANNAN RAILWAY STATION

'Annan railway station' serves the town of Annan in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow South Western Line and is managed by First ScotRail who provide all passenger train services.
Until the early 1980s, the goods yard at Annan station was still in regular use. The station was also used for the dispatch of fresh fish to London until the mid to late 1980s.
Annan station is where the single track line from Gretna reverts to double track. This can necessitate Eastbound trains waiting at Annan station for a Westbound service to clear the single track section. However, as part of recently announced plans to improve operating flexibility, this stretch is being converted back into a dual track stretch Railway Centre.com.
Shortly after leaving Annan station on a Westbound service to Dumfries, the line crosses a viaduct over the River Annan and adjoining flood plains. Also just to the West of Annan is a disused junction and dismantled line heading south to the Cochran's Boiler plant at Newbie (BIB Cochran).
At one point in its history, Annan was served by two railway stations (1870-1931). Annan Shawhill station was on the long-disused Solway Junction Railway which ran from Kirtlebridge on the current West Coast Main Line through the west side of Annan, across the Solway Firth and on to Maryport in Cumbria.

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