Montrose railway station was opened on 1 February 1848 by the

Aberdeen Railway The Aberdeen Railway was a Scottish railway company which built a line from Aberdeen to Forfar and Arbroath, partly by leasing and upgrading an existing railway. The line opened in stages between 1847 and 1850, with branches to Brechin and ...

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 Brechin (; gd, Breichin) is a city and former Royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Traditionally Brechin was described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic diocese (which continues today ...

. When the Montrose and Bervie Railway opened on 1 November 1865, its trains were initially worked by the

Scottish North Eastern Railway The Scottish North Eastern Railway was a railway company in Scotland operating a main line from Perth to Aberdeen, with branches to Kirriemuir, Brechin and Montrose. It was created when the Aberdeen Railway amalgamated with the Scottish Midland ...

and used this station. These working were taken over by the

Caledonian Railway The Caledonian Railway (CR) was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century with the objective of forming a link between English railways and Glasgow. It progressively extended its network and reached Edinburgh an ...

when it took over the SNER. These services were transferred to

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when the

North British Railway The North British Railway was a British railway company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1844, with the intention of linking with English railways at Berwick. The line opened in 1846, and from the outset the company followe ...

built its new line from Arbroath to Kinnaber (the

North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway The North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway was a company established by Act of Parliament in 1871 to construct and operate a railway line from north of Arbroath via Montrose to Kinnaber Junction, south of Aberdeen. The company was origin ...

). It was closed to passengers on 30 April 1934 and trains from Dubton ran into the former

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 - 1898 (formerly station master at Brechin) *Peter Mutch 1898 - 1909 *James S. Mitchell 1909 - 1911 (formerly station master at Stonehaven) *William Taylor 1911 - 1927 (formerly station master at Stonehaven) *Robert Cunningham 1927 - 1933 (formerly station master at Bellshill, afterwards station master at Coatbridge)

References

{{Reflist Former Caledonian Railway stations Disused railway stations in Angus, Scotland Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1934 1934 disestablishments in Scotland 1848 establishments in Scotland Montrose, Angus