Auldbar Road railway station

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Auldbar Road
Auldbar Road former railway station geograph-3243792-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Remains of the station (1997)
General information
Location Angus
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Arbroath and Forfar Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
4 December 1838Station opens [1]
11 June 1956Station closes [1]

Auldbar Road railway station was located near the town of Guthrie in the Scottish county of Angus.

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History

Opened 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
Guthrie   Caledonian Railway
Arbroath and Forfar Railway
  Clocksbriggs

The site today

Although the wooden buildings on the platforms have gone the platforms, and some other buildings such as the station house and signal box remain.

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Butt (1995)

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Coordinates: 56°38′52″N2°45′26″W / 56.64778°N 2.75736°W / 56.64778; -2.75736