Coupar Angus railway station served the town of

Coupar Angus Coupar Angus (; Gaelic: ''Cùbar Aonghais'') is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, south of Blairgowrie. The name Coupar Angus serves to differentiate the town from Cupar, Fife. The town was traditionally on the border between Angus and P ...

, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1837 to 1967 on the

Scottish Midland Junction Railway The Scottish Midland Junction Railway was authorised in 1845 to build a line from Perth to Forfar. Other companies obtained authorisation in the same year, and together they formed a route from central Scotland to Aberdeen. The SMJR opened its ...

History

The station opened on 24 February 1837 by the

Dundee and Newtyle Railway The Dundee and Newtyle Railway opened in 1831 and was the first railway in the north of Scotland. It was built to carry goods between Dundee and the fertile area known as Strathmore; this involved crossing the Sidlaw Hills, and was accomplish ...

. It first closed on 6 September 1847 but reopened on 2 August 1848 by the

. It closed again to both passengers and goods traffic on 4 September 1967. The booking office and goods shed survive.

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{{s-end Disused railway stations in Perth and Kinross Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1837 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1967 1837 establishments in Scotland 1967 disestablishments in Scotland Beeching closures in Scotland Former Caledonian Railway stations Coupar Angus