Lochee railway station

Lochee railway station served the area of Lochee, Dundee, Scotland from 1861 to 1955 on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.

Lochee
Former station building, now Lochee Burns Club
Location
PlaceLochee
AreaDundee
Operations
Original companyDundee and Newtyle Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms2
History
10 June 1861 (1861-06-10)Opened
10 June 1955 (1955-06-10)Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

Designed by Edinburgh architect Sir James Gowans for the Dundee and Newtyle Railway, it was opened on 10 June 1861. A loop ran to Lochee Goods and Camperdown Line Works. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 10 January 1955.[1]

The station building was converted to in 1972 to the Lochee Burns Club, a social club and is now a category B listed building.[2][3]

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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. "High Street, Lochee and Old Muirton Road Former Lochee Station, now Lochee Burns Club". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. "RAILSCOT-Lochee". Railscot. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Baldovan
Line and station closed		   Dundee and Newtyle Railway   Lochee West
Line and station closed


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