Arbroath Catherine Street railway station

Arbroath Catherine Street railway station served the town of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland from 1839 to 1848 on the Arbroath and Forfar Railway.

Arbroath Catherine Street
Location
PlaceArbroath
AreaAngus
Operations
Original companyAberdeen Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
History
3 January 1839 (1839-01-03)Opened
1 February 1848 (1848-02-01)Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

The station opened on 3 January 1839 by the Aberdeen Railway. A goods line continued to the east that served Arbroath Harbour. There was also a trainshed and a locomotive shed. The station closed on 1 February 1848[1] but it remained open as a goods shed.[2]

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 49. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "RAILSCOT - Arbroath (Catherine Street)". Railscot. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Terminus   Arbroath and Forfar Railway   Colliston
Line and station closed


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