Colliston railway station

Site of former Colliston railway station, taken in 1988

Colliston railway station was a railway station at Colliston near Arbroath in Scotland.[1]

The station was opened in 1838 and came into use with the Arbroath and Forfar Railway the following year.[2] The station was closed to passengers in 1955.[3]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Leysmill
Line and station closed		   Caledonian Railway
Arbroath and Forfar Railway		   Arbroath Catherine Street
Line and station closed
    Arbroath (new)
Line closed, station open

References

  1. ↑ Black's Picturesque Tourist of Scotland. Black, Adam & Charles. 1862. p. 313.
  2. ↑ "Arbroath and Forfar Railway". Railscot. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Chronology for Arbroath and Forfar Railway". RailScot. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  • "Collieston, Station and station house". RCAHMS. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

Coordinates: 56°36′12″N 2°37′22″W / 56.6033°N 2.6228°W / 56.6033; -2.6228


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