Brechin railway station
Appearance
Brechin | |
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General information | |
Location | Angus |
Coordinates | 56°43′53″N 2°39′09″W / 56.731298°N 2.652414°W |
Managed by | Caledonian Railway (Brechin) |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
Original company | Aberdeen Railway |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | LMS |
Key dates | |
1 February 1848 | Opened by the Aberdeen Railway |
4 August 1952 | Closed to Passengers |
1981 | Closed to all traffic |
1993 | Re-opened by Caledonian Railway (Brechin) |
Brechin is a station in Angus, on the Caledonian Railway line.
History
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Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Terminus | Caledonian Railway (Brechin) | Bridge of Dun | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Terminus | Caledonian Railway Aberdeen Railway |
Bridge of Dun | ||
Terminus | Caledonian Railway Forfar and Brechin Railway |
Careston | ||
Terminus | Caledonian Railway Brechin and Edzell District Railway |
Stracathro |
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The station front in 1974
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View trackside
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Caledonian Railway (Brechin) Ltd