Elliot Junction railway station

Disused railway station in Elliot, Angus

56°32′45″N 2°37′06″W / 56.5458°N 2.6182°W / 56.5458; -2.6182Grid referenceNO620394Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCaledonian RailwayPre-groupingDundee and Arbroath RailwayPost-groupingDundee and Arbroath RailwayKey datesOctober 1866 (1866-10)Opened1 January 1917Closed1 January 1918Reopened4 September 1967 (1967-09-04)Closed

Elliot Junction railway station served the hamlet of Elliot, Angus, Scotland from 1866 to 1967 on the Dundee and Arbroath Railway.

History

The station was opened in October 1866 by the Caledonian Railway. Elliot goods was nearby and there was a loop just after the level crossing. An accident occurred on 28 December 1906 when a train stood at the station was hit by another train. 22 people were killed and 8 were injured. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened in September 1917, although it was only open on Saturdays. It fully reopened on 1 January 1918, before permanently closing on 4 September 1967.[1]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. pp. 162–163. OCLC 931112387.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Arbroath
Line and station open 		  Dundee and Arbroath Railway   Easthaven
Line open, station closed