Lochee railway station
Lochee railway station served the area of Lochee, Dundee, Scotland from 1861 to 1955 on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.
Lochee | |
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Former station building, now Lochee Burns Club | |
Location | Lochee, Dundee Scotland |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Dundee and Newtyle Railway |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
10 June 1861 | Opened |
10 June 1955 | Closed |
History
Designed by Edinburgh architect Sir James Gowans for the Dundee and Newtyle Railway, it was opened on 10 June 1861. A loop ran to Lochee Goods and Camperdown Line Works. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 10 January 1955.[1]
The station building was converted to in 1972 to the Lochee Burns Club, a social club and is now a category B listed building.[2][3]
References
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 259. OCLC 931112387.
- "High Street, Lochee and Old Muirton Road Former Lochee Station, now Lochee Burns Club". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "RAILSCOT-Lochee". Railscot. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
External links
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Baldovan Line and station closed |
Dundee and Newtyle Railway | Lochee West Line and station closed |
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