Roodyards

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Roodyards (1839-1840)

Opened on the Trades Lane and Carolina Port Railway.

Description

This terminus was at the south end of Roodyards Road and was approached from the east. A part of the site may be under the East Camperdown Street road bridge. This terminus replaced the temporary Craigie terminus to the east and was in turn replaced by the extension to Dundee Trades Lane.

Local

The site is named for the site of St John's Holyrood Chapel and its Rood Yard, just to the north.

Tags

Station terminus

External links

NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
11/06/2018

Chronology Dates

03/06/1839Dundee and Arbroath Railway Trades Lane and Carolina Port Railway
The Dundee and Arbroath Railway is extended west from Craigie to Roodyards by the Trades Lane and Carolina Port Railway (Dundee Harbour Trustees). With the extension opened the temporary Craigie terminus closed.
02/04/1840Dundee and Arbroath Railway Trades Lane and Carolina Port Railway
Roodyards to Dundee Trades Lane opened. Roodyards closed.
  /  /1900Trades Lane and Carolina Port Railway Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway
Authorised to purchase land to widen line at Roodyards.