Bridge of Dun railway station

Bridge of Dun is a privately owned station in Angus. The adjacent platforms and line are independently operated as a preserved railway by the Caledonian Railway (Brechin) Ltd.

Bridge of Dun
Bridge of Dun Railway Station, May 2005
Location
PlaceBridge of Dun
AreaAngus
Coordinates56.71827°N 2.5535°W / 56.71827; -2.5535
Grid referenceNO664586
Operations
Original companyAberdeen Railway
Managed byCaledonian Railway (Brechin)
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Platforms3
History
1 February 1848Opened[1]
4 September 1967Closed to Passengers[1]
1981Closed to all traffic
1993Re-opened by Caledonian Railway (Brechin)
Stations on heritage railways in the United Kingdom
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History

The station was originally opened by the Aberdeen Railway, on what became the northern stage of the Caledonian Railway Route to the North from London to Aberdeen.

The station in 1974
Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Brechin   Caledonian Railway (Brechin)   Terminus
  Historical railways  
Brechin   Caledonian Railway
Aberdeen Railway
  Dubton
Farnell Road   Caledonian Railway
Aberdeen Railway
 
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References

Notes

  1. Butt (1995)

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Caledonian Railway (Brechin) Ltd
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