Bridge of Dun is a privately owned station in

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. The adjacent platforms and line are independently operated as a preserved railway by the

Caledonian Railway (Brechin) The Caledonian Railway (Brechin) Ltd is a private limited company formed by a group of steam railway enthusiasts, the Brechin Railway Preservation Society, with the object of operating a railway service on the former Caledonian Railway line be ...

Ltd.

History

The station was originally opened 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 ...

, on what became the northern stage of 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 ...

''Route to the North'' from London to Aberdeen. Bridge of Dun Station 1899105 c5466a7f

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Caledonian Railway (Brechin) Ltd

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Annotated video of Bridge of Dun railway station in June 2015
Heritage railway stations in Angus, Scotland Former Caledonian Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1967 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1993 Beeching closures in Scotland {{Angus-railstation-stub