Hillside railway station, NBR

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This article is about the disused station in Angus. For the station in Merseyside, see Hillside railway station.

Hillside
LocationHillside, Angus
Scotland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1 May 1883 (1883-05-01)Opened
February 1927 (1927-02)Closed

Hillside railway station served the village of Hillside, Angus, Scotland from 1883 to 1927 on the North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway.

History[]

The station opened on 1 May 1883 by the Caledonian Railway. The signal box, which opened before the station, opened in 1881. To the northeast is a goods yard, which later became Hillside Distillery. The station closed in February 1927[1] and the signal box closed in 1932.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 215. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "RAILSCOT - Hillside [NB]". Railscot. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

External links[]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Terminus   North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway   Dubton
Line open, station closed

Coordinates: 56°44′29″N 2°28′26″W / 56.7413°N 2.4738°W / 56.7413; -2.4738


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