Lochee West railway station

Lochee West
The two houses to the left of the foreground lamp-post mark the approximate location of the former Lochee West railway station. There is no evidence left of the station or that section of track.
General information
Location	Lochee, Dundee Scotland
Coordinates	56°28′17″N3°01′26″W / 56.471450°N 3.023822°W / 56.471450; -3.023822
Grid reference	NO370315
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Dundee and Newtyle Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Key dates
10 June 1861 (1861-06-10)	Opened as Victoria
1 May 1862	Name changed to Camperdown
1 February 1896	Name changed to Lochee West
1 January 1916 (1916-01-01)	Closed
Location

Lochee West railway station served the area of Lochee, Dundee, Scotland from 1861 to 1916 on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.

History

The station opened as Victoria on 10 June 1861 by the Dundee and Newtyle Railway. There was a goods yard to the north which had a shed. The station's name was changed to Camperdown on 1 May 1862 and changed to Lochee West on 1 February 1896. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 1 January 1916. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 259. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Dundee, Lochee West Station (Site Of)". Canmore. Retrieved 8 November 2018.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Lochee Line and station closed		Dundee and Newtyle Railway		Liff Line and station closed