Brechin railway station
Brechin is a station in Angus, on the Caledonian Railway line.
Brechin | |
|---|---|
| Station on heritage railway | |
 | |
| Location | Brechin, Angus Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.731298°N 2.652414°W |
| Grid reference | NO601601 |
| 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) |
History
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
The station front in 1974
View trackside
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (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.
- 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
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