Auldbar Road railway station was located near the town of Guthrie in the Scottish county of Angus.
Auldbar Road | |
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![]() Remains of the station (1997) | |
General information | |
Standort | Angus Scotland |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Arbroath and Forfar Railway |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
4 December 1838 | Station opens[1] |
11 June 1956 | Station closes[1] |
History
editOpened by the Arbroath and Forfar Railway, and absorbed into the Caledonian Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Guthrie | Caledonian Railway Arbroath and Forfar Railway |
Clocksbriggs |
The site today
editAlthough the wooden buildings on the platforms have gone the platforms, and some other buildings such as the station house and signal box remain.
References
editNotes
editSources
edit- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Auldbar Road station on navigable O. S. map
- Disused stations
External links
edit56°38′52″N 2°45′26″W / 56.64778°N 2.75736°W