Inverkeilor railway station

Disused railway station in Inverkeilor, Angus

56°37′58″N 2°32′39″W / 56.6327°N 2.5441°W / 56.6327; -2.5441Grid referenceNO667491Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNorth British, Arbroath and Montrose RailwayPre-groupingNorth British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway
North British RailwayPost-groupingLNERKey dates1 May 1883 (1883-05-01)Opened22 September 1930 (1930-09-22)Closed

Inverkeilor railway station served the village of Inverkeilor, Angus, Scotland from 1883 to 1930 on the North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway.

History

The station was opened as Inverkeillor on 1 May 1883 by the North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway. The line had opened for goods on 1 March but required a bridge to be rebuilt before it could be used for passenger trains. By 1896 the station had become Inverkeilor.^[1]

To the northwest was the goods yard.^[2]

The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 22 September 1930.^[3]

Despite being closed the station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1936 to 1939. Campers were advised to take the bus from either Arbroath or Montrose.^[4]

References

^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. pp. 254 & 539. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
^ "Inverkeilor station on OS 25inch map Yorkshire XLVII.1 (Fylingdales)". National Library of Scotland. 1913. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
^ "Inverkeilor, Station Road, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. pp. 7 & 11. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.