Elliot Junction railway station

Elliot Junction railway station served the hamlet of Elliot, Angus, Scotland from 1866 to 1967 on the Dundee and Arbroath Railway.

Elliot Junction
Location
PlaceElliot
AreaAngus
Coordinates56.5458°N 2.6182°W / 56.5458; -2.6182
Grid referenceNO620394
Operations
Original companyCaledonian Railway
Pre-groupingDundee and Arbroath Railway
Post-groupingDundee and Arbroath Railway
Platforms1
History
October 1866 (1866-10)Opened
1 January 1917Closed
1 January 1918Reopened
4 September 1967 (1967-09-04)Closed
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History

The station opened on October 1866 by the Caledonian Railway. Elliot goods was nearby and there was a loop just after the level crossing. An accident occurred on 28 December 1906 where a train stood at the station was hit by another train. 22 people were killed and 8 were injured. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened in September 1917, although it was only open on Saturdays. It fully opened on 1 January 1918, before fully closing on 4 September 1967.[1][2]

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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. pp. 162–163. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "RAILSCOT-Elliot Junction". Railscot. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Arbroath
Line and station open
  Dundee and Arbroath Railway   Easthaven
Line open, station closed
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