Bridge of Dun railway station

Bridge of Dun
Bridge of Dun
	Bridge of Dun Railway Station, May 2005
General information
Location	Bridge of Dun, Angus ; Scotland
Coordinates	56°43′07″N2°33′00″W / 56.7186°N 2.5500°W
Grid reference	NO664586
System	Station on heritage railway
Managed by	Caledonian Railway (Brechin)
Platforms	3
History
Original company	Aberdeen Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
1 February 1848	Opened
4 September 1967	Closed to passengers
1981	Closed to all traffic
1993	Re-opened by Caledonian Railway (Brechin)
Location
Location

Last updated October 27, 2025

Bridge of Dun is a privately owned station in Angus. The adjacent platforms and line are independently operated as a preserved railway by the Caledonian Railway (Brechin) Ltd.

History

The station was originally opened by the Aberdeen Railway, on what became the northern stage of the Caledonian Railway Route to the North from London to Aberdeen.

In 2017, the footbridge from Dunblane railway station was moved to Bridge of Dun. The footbridge dated from 1895, and was Category C listed.^[2]

Preceding station		Following station
Brechin Terminus	Caledonian Railway	Terminus
Historical railways
Brechin	Caledonian Railway Aberdeen Railway	Dubton
Farnell Road	Caledonian Railway Aberdeen Railway	Dubton

References

Notes

1 2 Butt (1995)
↑ Strachan, Graeme (8 April 2017). "All Dun — Victorian rail rarity bridges link between Dunblane and Angus". The Courier. Retrieved 26 October 2025.

Sources

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.
Caledonian Railway (Brechin) Ltd

External links

Annotated video of Bridge of Dun railway station in June 2015

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[butt-1] 1 2 Butt (1995)

[2] Strachan, Graeme (8 April 2017). "All Dun — Victorian rail rarity bridges link between Dunblane and Angus". The Courier. Retrieved 26 October 2025.

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