Friockheim railway station
Friockheim | |
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Location | Friockheim, Angus Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°38′08″N 2°40′32″W / 56.6355°N 2.6755°WCoordinates: 56°38′08″N 2°40′32″W / 56.6355°N 2.6755°W |
Grid reference | NO586494 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Aberdeen Railway |
Pre-grouping | Aberdeen Railway Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
4 December 1838 | Opened as Friockheim Junction |
1849 | Name changed to Friockheim |
5 December 1955 | Closed |
Friockheim railway station served the village of Friockheim, Angus, Scotland from 1838 to 1955 on the Arbroath and Forfar Railway.
History[]
The station opened as Friockheim Junction on 4 December 1838 by the Aberdeen Railway. The goods yard was to the south. The station's name was changed to Friockheim in 1849.[1] It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 5 December 1955.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 178. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "RAILSCOT - Friockheim". Railscot. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Friockheim, Station Road, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
External links[]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Glasterlaw Line open, station closed |
Aberdeen Railway | Guthrie Line open, station closed | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Leysmill Line and station closed |
Arbroath and Forfar Railway | Guthrie Line and station closed |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Angus
- Former Caledonian Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1955
- 1848 establishments in Scotland
- 1955 disestablishments in Scotland
- Scotland railway station stubs
- Tayside stubs