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Dronley railway station

Coordinates: 56°30′40″N 3°04′13″W / 56.511228°N 3.070302°W / 56.511228; -3.070302
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Dronley
The site of the station in 2008
General information
LocationDronley, Angus
Scotland
Coordinates56°30′40″N 3°04′13″W / 56.511228°N 3.070302°W / 56.511228; -3.070302
Grid referenceNO342359
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDundee and Newtyle Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
16 October 1860 (1860-10-16)Opened
10 January 1955 (1955-01-10)Closed

Dronley railway station served the village of Dronley, Angus, Scotland from 1860 to 1955 on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.

History

The station opened on 16 October 1860 by the Dundee and Newtyle Railway. There was a goods siding to the west. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 10 January 1955.[1]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 150. OCLC 931112387.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Auchterhouse
Line and station closed
  Dundee and Newtyle Railway   Baldragon
Line and station closed