Craigie railway station

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Coordinates: 56°28′06″N 2°54′27″W / 56.468236°N 2.907418°W / 56.468236; -2.907418

Craigie
LocationCraigie, Dundee
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDundee 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 8 October 1838[1] 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.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 162. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "RAILSCOT-Craigie". Railscot. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  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
Broughty Ferry
Line and station open
  Dundee and Arbroath Railway   Terminus


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