Bridge of Dun railway station

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.

Bridge of Dun
Station on heritage railway
Bridge of Dun Railway Station, May 2005
Location	Bridge of Dun, Angus Scotland
Coordinates	56.71827°N 2.5535°W
Grid reference	NO664586
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[1]
4 September 1967	Closed to Passengers[1]
1981	Closed to all traffic
1993	Re-opened by Caledonian Railway (Brechin)

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.

The station in 1974

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

References

Notes

1. Butt (1995)

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (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.
• 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