Broughty Ferry Pier railway station
Broughty Ferry Pier | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Dundee |
| Coordinates | 56°27′50″N 2°52′18″W / 56.4638°N 2.8718°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Dundee and Arbroath Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Dundee and Arbroath Railway Caledonian Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1848 | Opened |
| 1 June 1878[1] | closed |
| 1 March 1880 | reopened |
| 19 June 1887 | Closed |
Broughty Ferry Pier railway station served the suburb of Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland from 1848 to 1887 on the Dundee and Arbroath Railway.
History
The station opened in 1848 by the Dundee and Arbroath Railway. It was situated on the harbour pier at Broughty Ferry castle. The station closed on 1 June 1878 upon opening of the Tay Railway Bridge. It reopened following collapse of the Tay Railway bridge and station again closed to both passengers and goods traffic in 1887 when the railway bridge reopened.[2]
References
- ^ https://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/nbr/pdfs/station_list.pdf
- ^ "Broughty Ferry Pier railway station (site), Dundee". Geograph. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monifieth Line closed, station open |
Dundee and Arbroath Railway | Broughty Ferry Line closed, station open | ||
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- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1878
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- Former Dundee and Arbroath Railway stations
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