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buddon+siding+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

56°29′13″N 2°46′47″W / 56.4869°N 2.7798°W / 56.4869; -2.7798
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Buddon Siding
General information
Location Barry, Angus
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Dundee and Arbroath Railway
Pre-grouping Dundee and Arbroath Railway
Key dates
July 1910 (1910-07)Opened as Buddon
1 September 1914Name changed to Buddon Siding
1914 (1914)Closed to passengers
1957 (1957)Closed to military personnel

Buddon railway station was a Scottish railway station on the Dundee and Arbroath Railway that served the Barry Buddon Training Area from 1910 to 1957.

History

The station opened in July 1910, although there is evidence of it being used earlier by military personnel only. To the south was Buddon Siding. The signal box, which opened in 1907, was on the westbound platform. The station closed to the public on 1 September 1914 but the military later used it in 1939, 1944, 1956 and 1957 [1] for special purposes. [2]

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 47. ISBN  1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 96. OCLC  931112387.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Barry Links
Line and station open
  Dundee and Arbroath Railway   Monifieth
Line and station open

56°29′13″N 2°46′47″W / 56.4869°N 2.7798°W / 56.4869; -2.7798



buddon+siding+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

56°29′13″N 2°46′47″W / 56.4869°N 2.7798°W / 56.4869; -2.7798
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Buddon Siding
General information
Location Barry, Angus
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Dundee and Arbroath Railway
Pre-grouping Dundee and Arbroath Railway
Key dates
July 1910 (1910-07)Opened as Buddon
1 September 1914Name changed to Buddon Siding
1914 (1914)Closed to passengers
1957 (1957)Closed to military personnel

Buddon railway station was a Scottish railway station on the Dundee and Arbroath Railway that served the Barry Buddon Training Area from 1910 to 1957.

History

The station opened in July 1910, although there is evidence of it being used earlier by military personnel only. To the south was Buddon Siding. The signal box, which opened in 1907, was on the westbound platform. The station closed to the public on 1 September 1914 but the military later used it in 1939, 1944, 1956 and 1957 [1] for special purposes. [2]

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 47. ISBN  1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 96. OCLC  931112387.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Barry Links
Line and station open
  Dundee and Arbroath Railway   Monifieth
Line and station open

56°29′13″N 2°46′47″W / 56.4869°N 2.7798°W / 56.4869; -2.7798



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