Baldovan railway station

Baldovan

Site of Baldovan railway station in 1974
Location
Place Scotland
Area Angus
Operations
Original company Dundee and Newtyle Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms ?
History
16 December 1831 Station opens as Baldovan[1]
1 September 1905 Station renamed Baldovan and Downfield[1]
10 January 1955 Station closes[1]
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Baldovan railway station, later renamed Baldovan and Downfield, served the northern suburbs of Dundee around Strathmartine, including Bridgefoot, Downfield and Baldovan, in the Scottish county of Angus. Services were provided by the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.

History

Opened by the Dundee and Newtyle Railway and absorbed into the Caledonian Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Lochee   Caledonian Railway
Dundee and Newtyle Railway
   Baldragon

The site today

The site today has been redeveloped as housing, with the address Hillview Terrace. The former railway line can be seen on aerial views of the site.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Butt (1995)

Sources

Coordinates: 56°30′11″N 3°00′48″W / 56.50300°N 3.01337°W / 56.50300; -3.01337


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