Montrose railway station (Caledonian Railway)

Montrose railway station was opened on 1 February 1848 by the Aberdeen Railway as a terminus of a short branch from Dubton Junction. Services initially comprised trains to the junction at Dubton, with some continuing through to Brechin.

Montrose railway station
Montrose railway station in 1960
General information
LocationMontrose, Angus
Scotland
Coordinates56.707419°N 2.463588°W / 56.707419; -2.463588
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingAberdeen Railway
Caledonian Railway
Key dates
1 February 1848Opened
30 April 1934Closed

When the Montrose and Bervie Railway opened on 1 November 1865, its trains were initially worked by the Scottish North Eastern Railway and used this station. These working were taken over by the Caledonian Railway when it took over the SNER. These services were transferred to Montrose railway station when the North British Railway built its new line from Arbroath to Kinnaber (the North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway).

It was closed to passengers on 30 April 1934 and trains from Dubton ran into the former North British Railway station in Montrose.

The area of the extensive sidings at this station has now been built on with houses. The station building remains as a retirement home but its extensive trainshed has been removed and replaced with a tasteful canopy. The building has been stone-cleaned. The station was closed in preference to the other station in Montrose which was on the Dundee to Aberdeen main line rather than the terminus of a short branch.

Stationmasters
  • James Wilkie 1856 - 1879
  • Richard Hermon 1879[1] - 1898 (formerly station master at Brechin)
  • Peter Mutch 1898 - 1909[2]
  • James S. Mitchell 1909[3] - 1911 (formerly station master at Stonehaven)
  • William Taylor 1911[4] - 1927 (formerly station master at Stonehaven)
  • Robert Cunningham 1927[5] - 1933 (formerly station master at Bellshill, afterwards station master at Coatbridge)
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Terminus   Caledonian Railway
Aberdeen Railway
   Dubton
Terminus   North British Railway
Montrose and Bervie Railway
   Broomfield Junction Halt

References
  1. "Presentations to Mr Richard Hermon, Station-Master". Brechin Advetiser. Scotland. 6 May 1879. Retrieved 20 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Death of a Montrose Stationmaster". Kincardineshire advertiser. Scotland. 11 June 1909. Retrieved 20 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "New Stationmaster for Montrose". Dundee Courier. Scotland. 25 June 1909. Retrieved 20 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "The New Stationmaster". Montrose Standard. Scotland. 26 May 1911. Retrieved 20 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "New Stationmaster at Montrose". Dundee Courier. Scotland. 26 November 1927. Retrieved 20 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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