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Arbroath Catherine Street railway station

Coordinates: 56°33′34″N 2°35′19″W / 56.5594°N 2.5885°W / 56.5594; -2.5885
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Arbroath Catherine Street
General information
LocationArbroath, Angus
Scotland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyAberdeen Railway
Key dates
3 January 1839 (1839-01-03)Opened
1 February 1848 (1848-02-01)Closed

Arbroath Catherine Street railway station served the town of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland from 1839 to 1848 on the Arbroath and Forfar Railway.

History

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The station opened on 3 January 1839 by the Aberdeen Railway. A goods line continued to the east that served Arbroath Harbour. There was also a trainshed and a locomotive shed. The station closed on 1 February 1848[1] but it remained open as a goods shed.

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 49. OCLC 931112387.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Arbroath and Forfar Railway   Colliston
Line and station closed

56°33′34″N 2°35′19″W / 56.5594°N 2.5885°W / 56.5594; -2.5885