Bridge of Dun railway station

Disused railway station in Scotland

56°43′07″N 2°33′00″W / 56.7186°N 2.5500°W / 56.7186; -2.5500Grid referenceNO664586Managed byCaledonian Railway (Brechin)Platforms3HistoryOriginal companyAberdeen RailwayPre-groupingCaledonian RailwayPost-groupingLMSKey dates1 February 1848Opened[1]4 September 1967Closed to passengers[1]1981Closed to all traffic1993Re-opened by Caledonian Railway (Brechin)

Bridge of Dun is a privately owned station in Angus. The adjacent platforms and line are independently operated as a preserved railway by the Caledonian Railway (Brechin) Ltd.

History

The station was originally opened by the Aberdeen Railway, on what became the northern stage of the Caledonian Railway Route to the North from London to Aberdeen.

The station in 1974
Preceding station Heritage Railways  Heritage railways Following station
Brechin   Caledonian Railway (Brechin)   Terminus
  Historical railways  
Brechin   Caledonian Railway
Aberdeen Railway
   Dubton
Farnell Road   Caledonian Railway
Aberdeen Railway
  

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Butt (1995)

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Caledonian Railway (Brechin) Ltd
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bridge of Dun railway station.
  • Annotated video of Bridge of Dun railway station in June 2015


  • v
  • t
  • e