Annandale

Coordinates: 55°12′00″N 3°24′00″W / 55.200°N 3.400°W / 55.200; -3.400

Annandale (Gaelic: Srath Anann) is a strath in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, named after the River Annan. It runs north-south through the Southern Uplands from Annanhead (north of Moffat) to Annan on the Solway Firth and in its higher reaches it separates the Moffat hills on the east from the Lowther hills to the west. A 53 mile long-distance walking route called Annandale Way running through Annandale (from the source of the River Annan to the sea) was opened in September 2009.

History

Annandale was also an historic district of Scotland, bordering Liddesdale to the east, Nithsdale to the west, Clydesdale and Tweeddale to the north and the Solway Firth to the south. The district which was in the Sheriffdom of Dumfries and later became part of the County of Dumfries, one of the counties of Scotland. The main reorganisation took place during the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, which established a uniform system of county councils and town councils in Scotland and restructured many of Scotland's counties. (See: History of local government in the United Kingdom). It is one of three subdivisions of Dumfriesshire, along with Eskdale (previously part of Liddesdale) and Nithsdale.

Annandale (Pacific Electric)

Annandale was a line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1902 to 1928. The line from the Pacific Electric Building at 6th and Main streets in Downtown Los Angeles to the town of Annandale (later part of Pasadena), specifically at the intersection of Avenue 64 and La Loma Street. It split from the Pasadena via Oak Knoll line at Roble Avenue and Avenue 64.

There was an early plan to extend the line to Downtown Pasadena by way of West California Boulevard (where a local line was already running). Connections between Los Angeles and Pasadena were limited by topography, and the three existing lines were all very heavily used.

The line was abandoned in 1928.

Annandale (NJT station)

Annandale is the penultimate station heading westbound on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line towards High Bridge. The station, located in the Annandale section of Clinton Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States, is located at the end of Main Street, near Interchange 18 on Interstate 78. The station has one low-level side platform, with a shelter, 77 parking spaces and bicycle racks. The station depot at the station, constructed by the Central Railroad of New Jersey, was demolished in 1983. Plans are in final stages to revamp the station's lighting, parking and pavement to help expand parking for the station, which commonly has 110 – 130 cars parked in it.

Station layout

Taxi at the Annandale Train Station 973-539-2500 http://www.AnnandaleTaxi.net/. Open During the Holidays and Weekends.

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