Lochee West railway station

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Lochee West
LocationLochee, Dundee
Scotland
Coordinates56°35′56″N 3°08′28″W / 56.599°N 3.1411°W / 56.599; -3.1411Coordinates: 56°35′56″N 3°08′28″W / 56.599°N 3.1411°W / 56.599; -3.1411
Grid referenceNO299413
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDundee and Newtyle Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Key dates
10 June 1861 (1861-06-10)Opened as Victoria
1 May 1862Name changed to Camperdown
1 February 1896Name changed to Lochee West
1 January 1916 (1916-01-01)Closed

Lochee West railway station served the area of Lochee, Dundee, Scotland from 1861 to 1916 on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.

History[]

The station opened as Victoria on 10 June 1861 by the Dundee and Newtyle Railway. There was a goods yard to the north which had a shed. The station's name was changed to Camperdown on 1 May 1862 and changed to Lochee West on 1 February 1896. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 1 January 1916.[1][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. 259. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "RAILSCOT-Lochee West". Railscot. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Dundee, Lochee West Station (Site Of)". Canmore. Retrieved 8 November 2018.

External links[]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Lochee
Line and station closed
  Dundee and Newtyle Railway   Liff
Line and station closed


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