Craigie railway station
Temporary railway station in Craigie, Dundee
56°28′06″N 2°54′27″W / 56.468236°N 2.907418°W / 56.468236; -2.907418
Craigie | |
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General information | |
Location | Craigie, Dundee Scotland |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Dundee and Arbroath Railway |
Key dates | |
8 October 1838 (1838-10-08) | Opened |
9 June 1839 (1839-06-09) | Closed |
Craigie railway station served from 1838 to 1839 as the temporary terminus, of the Dundee end of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway.
History
The station opened on 6 October 1838[1][2] by the Dundee and Arbroath Railway. It was, at the time the southern terminus of the newly opened the line, south of Broughty Ferry station. The station was intended to be a temporary terminus and it was replaced 8 months later by Roodyards. [3]
References
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 484. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Centenary of Dundee and Arbroath Railway". The Scotsman. 1 April 1940. p. 3.
- ^ "MS 105/7 Dundee and Arbroath Railway Company". Archive Services Online Catalogue. University of Dundee. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
External links
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Broughty Ferry Line and station open | Dundee and Arbroath Railway | Terminus |
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