Craigie railway station

56°28′06″N 2°54′27″W / 56.468236°N 2.907418°W / 56.468236; -2.907418

Craigie
General information
LocationCraigie, Dundee
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDundee and Arbroath Railway
Key dates
8 October 1838 (1838-10-08)Opened
9 June 1839 (1839-06-09)Closed

Craigie railway station served from 1838 to 1839 as the temporary terminus, of the Dundee end of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway.

History

The station opened on 6 October 1838[1][2] by the Dundee and Arbroath Railway. It was, at the time the southern terminus of the newly opened the line, south of Broughty Ferry station. The station was intended to be a temporary terminus and it was replaced 8 months later by Roodyards. [3]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 484. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Centenary of Dundee and Arbroath Railway". The Scotsman. 1 April 1940. p. 3.
  3. ^ "MS 105/7 Dundee and Arbroath Railway Company". Archive Services Online Catalogue. University of Dundee. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Broughty Ferry
Line and station open 		  Dundee and Arbroath Railway   Terminus


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