Letham Grange railway station

Letham Grange
The site of the station in 2002
General information
Location	Arbroath, Angus Scotland
Coordinates	56°35′56″N2°35′47″W / 56.598982°N 2.596467°W / 56.598982; -2.596467
Grid reference	NO634454
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway
Pre-grouping	North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
1 May 1883 (1883-05-01)	Opened
22 September 1930	Closed to passengers
1 July 1959 (1959-07-01)	Closed completely
Location

Letham Grange railway station served the Letham Grange estate, Angus, Scotland from 1883 to 1959 on the North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 May 1883 by the North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway. ^[1] The station was expanded with the doubling of the line in the 1890s. ^[2] The goods yard was situated to the west. The station closed to both passengers on 22 September 1930 ^[3] and to goods traffic on 1 July 1959. ^[4]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 250. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Doubling Arbroath and Montrose Railway". Montrose Standard. 14 May 1897. p. 6.
3. "Letham Grange Station". Canmore. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
4. "Site of Letham Grange station". Geograph. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Cauldcots Line open, station closed		North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway		Arbroath Line open, station open