Cauldcots railway station

Cauldcots railway station served the hamlet of Cauldcots, Angus, Scotland, from 1883 to 1930 on the North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway.

Cauldcots
LocationCauldcots, Angus
Scotland
Coordinates56.6152°N 2.5602°W / 56.6152; -2.5602
Grid referenceNO657471
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway
North British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
October 1883 (1883-10)Opened
22 September 1930 (1930-09-22)Closed

History

The station opened in October 1883[1] by the North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway.[2][3]

The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1936 to 1939.[4]

The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 22 September 1930.[2][3]

References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 111
  2. "Cauldcots Station". Canmore. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. "RAILSCOT -Cauldcots". Railscot. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 11. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Inverkeilor
Line open, station closed
  North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway   Letham Grange
Line open, station closed


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