Baldovan railway station
| Baldovan | |
|---|---|
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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
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 1-8526-0508-1. 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- RAILSCOT on Dundee and Newtyle Railway
- Station on navigable O. S. map Near Downfield
Coordinates: 56°30′11″N 3°00′48″W / 56.50300°N 3.01337°W