Arbroath Lady Loan railway station

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Arbroath Lady Loan
General information
Location Arbroath, Angus
Scotland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Dundee and Arbroath Railway
Pre-grouping Dundee and Arbroath Railway
Key dates
8 October 1838 (1838-10-08)Opened
1 February 1848 (1848-02-01)Closed

Arbroath Lady Loan railway station served the town of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland from 1838 to 1848 on the Dundee and Arbroath Railway.

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History

The station opened on 8 October 1838 on the Dundee and Arbroath Railway. It was situated west of the harbour, which opened a year later. It had a locomotive shed and a turntable. The tramway that it used couldn't be upgraded to a railway so it closed when the new Arbroath station opened on 1 February 1848. [1]

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References

  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.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Terminus  Dundee and Arbroath Railway   Elliot Junction
Line open, station closed

Coordinates: 56°33′18″N2°35′13″W / 56.5551°N 2.5869°W / 56.5551; -2.5869