Coupar Angus railway station

Coupar Angus
General information
Location	Coupar Angus, Perth and Kinross Scotland
Coordinates	56°32′46″N3°15′44″W / 56.5462°N 3.2623°W / 56.5462; -3.2623
Grid reference	NO224401
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	used
History
Original company	Dundee and Newtyle Railway
Pre-grouping	Scottish Midland Junction Railway Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
24 February 1837 (1837-02-24)	Opened
6 September 1847	Closed
2 August 1848	Reopened
4 September 1967 (1967-09-04)	Closed permanently
Location

Coupar Angus railway station served the town of Coupar Angus, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1837 to 1967 on the Scottish Midland Junction Railway.

History

The station opened on 24 February 1837 by the Dundee and Newtyle Railway. It first closed on 6 September 1847 but reopened on 2 August 1848 by the Scottish Midland Junction Railway. It closed again to both passengers and goods traffic on 4 September 1967. The booking office and goods shed survive. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Coupar Angus". Canmore. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 138. OCLC   931112387.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Ardler Line and station closed		Scottish Midland Junction Railway		Woodside and Burrelton Line and station closed
Terminus		Scottish Midland Junction Railway Blairgowrie Branch		Stormont Loch Halt Line and station closed