RAILSCOT | Bridge of Dun

Bridge of Dun

Location type

Station

Names and dates

Bridge of Dun (1849-1967)
Bridge of Dun (1993-)

Where: Angus, Scotland
Opened on the Aberdeen Railway.
Open on the Caledonian Railway [Preserved].

Description

This is a station on the Caledonian Railway [Preserved] which runs from Bridge of Dun to Brechin. The station was formerly on the Strathmore main line between Perth and Aberdeen via Forfar [2nd].

At the west end of the station the Aberdeen Railway lines to Brechin and Glasterlaw divided.

The station consisted of an island platform and through platform. The down platform building, which was canopied on all sides, has been removed but the up building remains with a canopy. There was a bay platform on the southbound platform, for trains to the south.

After closure of the main line in 1967, the station reduced to a single line running down the branch face of the island platform.

In preservation much track has been relaid. The remaining station building has been restored. The goods shed from Nairn has been relocated to the station, now placed at the west end on the north side of the line. Brechin is now the eastern terminus of the line as, unfortunately, with closure the line east via Dubton to Kinnaber Junction was lifted.

The original layout (really just the main line platforms with the junction to the west) was rebuilt in 1893.

The original signal box was replaced with a north and south box. The north box was at the east end between the main lines and island platform line. The south box was in the ^V^ of the junction at the west end. The north box was subsumed by the south box in 1935. The remaining box closed with the closure to passengers in 1967.

Car parking is available at the site.

Caledonian Railway

Local

House of Dun

External links

Canmore site record
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
01/08/2020

Nearby stations Dubton Montrose Farnell Road Broomfield Montrose [CR] Hillside [NB] [Brechin West Junction] Craigo Brechin Shed [1st] Brechin Lunan Bay North Water Bridge Halt Stracathro Marykirk Inverkeilor	South Esk Viaduct Rossie Viaduct Montrose North Junction Montrose Shed [NBR] Montrose West Quay Brechin East Junction Broomfield Junction Montrose Wet Dock Montrose Shed [CR] Montrose [CR] Timber Yard Kinnaber Junction Brechin Shed [2nd] Hillside Distillery Tourist/other House of Dun Montrose Basin
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Dates

01/02/1848	Aberdeen Railway Guthrie Junction and Friockheim Junction (merging at Glasterlaw Junction) to termini at Brechin and Montrose [CR] (dividing at Bridge of Dun) opened. Stations opened at Guthrie, Glasterlaw, Farnell Road, Bridge of Dun, Brechin, Montrose [CR]. Coaches connected with trains at Montrose [CR] allowing passengers to continue north.
/ /1862	Aberdeen Railway Approval to lift road up onto bridge over line at Bridge of Dun.
/ /1878	Aberdeen Railway Authorisation to buy land to enlarge Bridge of Dun station.
04/08/1952	Aberdeen Railway Brechin to Bridge of Dun (excluded) closed to passengers.
04/09/1967	Aberdeen Railway Arbroath and Forfar Railway Forfar North Junction (excluded) to Bridge of Dun (excluded) closed to all traffic.
04/09/1967	Scottish Midland Junction Railway Arbroath and Forfar Railway Newtyle and Coupar Angus Railway Newtyle, Eassie and Glammiss Railway Aberdeen Railway Stanley Junction to Kinnaber Junction closed to passengers. Coupar Angus, Alyth Junction, Forfar and Bridge of Dun stations closed.