Stracathro railway station served the sparsely populated rural area around the villages of

Stracathro Stracathro ( gd, Srath Catharach) is a small place in Angus, Scotland. It was the site of a Roman marching camp as their forces invaded to the north. Location Stracathro is located southeast of Edzell in north-east Angus. It lies to the north ...

and Inchbare as well as Dunlappie and other estates in

Angus Angus may refer to: Media * ''Angus'' (film), a 1995 film * ''Angus Og'' (comics), in the ''Daily Record'' Places Australia * Angus, New South Wales Canada * Angus, Ontario, a community in Essa, Ontario * East Angus, Quebec Scotland * An ...

, Scotland from 1896 to 1964 on the

Brechin and Edzell District Railway The Brechin and Edzell District Railway was a local line in Scotland connecting Edzell, then a developing tourist centre, to the nearby main population centre of Brechin, where there was a branch of the Caledonian Railway. The short line opened i ...

. The station was opened as Inchbare and then renamed Dunlappie before finally being named Stracathro.

History

The station opened to goods on 1 June 1896 and to passengers on 8 June 1896 on the

as Inchbare.Wignal (1983), Page 62 It was the only intermediate stop on the line to

Edzell Edzell (; sco, Aigle; gd, Eigill) is a village in Angus, Scotland. It is 5 miles (8 km) north of Brechin, by the River North Esk. Edzell is a Georgian-era planned town, with a broad main street and a grid system of side streets. Origina ...

that had been built by the

Forfar and Brechin Railway The Forfar and Brechin Railway was promoted as a possible alternative main line to part of the Caledonian Railway route between Perth and Aberdeen. It was opened in 1895, having been sold while incomplete to the Caledonian Railway. The hopes to ...

(F&BR)company but operated 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 ...

. The F&BR remained independent until the 1923 grouping when it was incorporated into the

London, Midland and Scottish Railway The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally u ...

. The station, along with the line, originally closed to passengers on 27 April 1931. A resumunption of train services was trialed on 4 July 1938 but ceased two months later, on 27 September 1938, due to lack of patronage by the

. The station and line finally closed to goods traffic on 7 September 1964.

Infrastucture

The station had a single platform on the eastern side of the line. A level crossing stood to the north, just beyond the passing loop, with a gate box for the operator and a footbridge to the station for use when the level crossing was closed to road traffic. The signal box stood on the western side about half way along the passing loop. In 1921 the loop became a siding with part of the western lifted and the approach made from the south. A station workers house stood near the level crossing. Several sidings lay on the eastern side with a weighing machine, a crane and goods yard buildings, although no apparent rail served goods shed is present. The ticket office and waiting room was fairly substantial and stood nearer to the northern end of the platform. Forfarshire, 027.01, Surveyed: 1901, Published: 1902
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The site today

Few signs remain of the trackbed however on the station footprint private houses now stand and parts of the station buildings may have been incorporated into one or two of them. The old station workers house next to the road remains, standing near to the Auchenreoch House entrance lodge.

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{{end box Disused railway stations in Angus, Scotland Former Caledonian Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1896 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1938 1896 establishments in Scotland 1964 disestablishments in Scotland