Barnhill railway station (Angus)

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This article is about the closed station on the former Dundee and Forfar direct line. For the station still open in Glasgow, see Barnhill railway station. For the former station in Perth, see Barnhill railway station, Perth.
Barnhill
LocationBarnhill, Dundee, City of Dundee
Scotland
Coordinates56°28′28″N 2°50′50″W / 56.4745°N 2.8471°W / 56.4745; -2.8471Coordinates: 56°28′28″N 2°50′50″W / 56.4745°N 2.8471°W / 56.4745; -2.8471
Grid referenceNO479316
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 September 1874 (1874-09-01)Opened as Barnhill
30 June 1952Renamed as Barnhill (Angus)
10 January 1955Closed to passengers
9 October 1967Closed completely

Barnhill railway station (Angus) was a railway station in Scotland serving the suburb of Barnhill, Dundee.

History[]

The station was opened as Barnhill on 1 September 1874 by the Caledonian Railway on the Dundee and Forfar direct line which had been open since 12 August 1870.[1][2]

The station had a single platform on a passing loop, there was a signal box and a small goods yard equipped with a 1½ ton crane.[3][4]

A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1957 to 1964.[5] The station was renamed Barnhill (Angus) on 30 June 1952 before closing to passengers on 10 January 1955.[1] The line closed completely on 9 October 1967.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Quick 2019, p. 62.
  2. ^ a b Thomas & Turnock 1989, p. 314.
  3. ^ "Barnhill station on OS 25 inch map Forfarshire LIV.8 (Dundee; Monifieth)". National Library of Scotland. 1902. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. ^ The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 40.
  5. ^ McRae 1998, p. 13.

Bibliography[]

  • McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
  • Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway & Canal Historical Society.
  • The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
  • Thomas, John; Turnock, David (1989). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. 15 The North of Scotland (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-946537-03-8.

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