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Lochee West railway station

Coordinates: 56°28′17″N 3°01′26″W / 56.471450°N 3.023822°W / 56.471450; -3.023822
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Lochee West
The two houses to the left of the foreground lamp-post mark the approximate location of the former Lochee West railway station. There is no evidence left of the station or that section of track.
General information
LocationLochee, Dundee
Scotland
Coordinates56°28′17″N 3°01′26″W / 56.471450°N 3.023822°W / 56.471450; -3.023822
Grid referenceNO370315
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDundee and Newtyle Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Key dates
10 June 1861 (1861-06-10)Opened as Victoria
1 May 1862Name changed to Camperdown
1 February 1896Name changed to Lochee West
1 January 1916 (1916-01-01)Closed

Lochee West railway station served the area of Lochee, Dundee, Scotland from 1861 to 1916 on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.

History

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The station opened as Victoria on 10 June 1861 by the Dundee and Newtyle Railway. There was a goods yard to the north which had a shed. The station's name was changed to Camperdown on 1 May 1862 and changed to Lochee West on 1 February 1896. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 1 January 1916.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 259. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Dundee, Lochee West Station (Site Of)". Canmore. Retrieved 8 November 2018.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Lochee
Line and station closed
  Dundee and Newtyle Railway   Liff
Line and station closed