Barnhill railway station (Angus)
Appearance
Barnhill | |
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General information | |
Location | Barnhill, Dundee, City of Dundee Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°28′28″N 2°50′50″W / 56.4745°N 2.8471°W |
Grid reference | NO479316 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 September 1874 | Opened as Barnhill |
30 June 1952 | Renamed as Barnhill (Angus) |
10 January 1955 | Closed to passengers |
9 October 1967 | Closed completely |
Barnhill railway station (Angus) was a railway station in Scotland serving the suburb of Barnhill, Dundee.
History
The station was opened as Barnhill on 1 September 1874 by the Caledonian Railway on the Dundee and Forfar direct line which had been open since 12 August 1870.[1][2]
The station had a single platform on a passing loop, there was a signal box and a small goods yard equipped with a 1½ ton crane.[3][4]
A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1957 to 1964.[5] The station was renamed Barnhill (Angus) on 30 June 1952 before closing to passengers on 10 January 1955.[1] The line closed completely on 9 October 1967.[2]
References
- ^ a b Quick 2019, p. 62.
- ^ a b Thomas & Turnock 1989, p. 314.
- ^ "Barnhill station on OS 25 inch map Forfarshire LIV.8 (Dundee; Monifieth)". National Library of Scotland. 1902. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 40.
- ^ McRae 1998, p. 13.
Bibliography
- McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
- Thomas, John; Turnock, David (1989). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. 15 The North of Scotland (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-946537-03-8.
External links
- "Barnhill (Angus) station". Railscot.