Broomfield Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Broomfield Junction (1865-1967)Opened on the Aberdeen Railway.
Opened on the Montrose and Bervie Railway.
Opened on the North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway.
Description
This was the junction between the branch from Dubton to Montrose [CR] of the Aberdeen Railway and the later Montrose and Bervie Railway.
Broomfield station was located on the branch as it curved away from the original line. There was a loop, platform on the west side and a siding, approached from the branch on the east side. This station was built during a period of argument between the branch line company and the Caledonian Railway over access charges to Montrose [CR]. This was short lived, closing to most trains in 1869 and completely in 1877.
In 1881 a further line opened to the Montrose station of the North British Railway allowing trains from Montrose to run to Inverbervie, crossing over a very short section of the Caledonian Railway in the process. A signal box opened at the junction. This was on the north side of the Broomfield Road level crossing, on the west side of the northern part of the junction.
All lines approaching the junction were single track (although there was a loop on the Inverbervie route, just to the north.
The signal box here was badly damaged in 1939 when struck by an RAF Airspeed Oxford. A temporary reconstruction of the box on the brick base lasted until the line closed.
An additional signal box was on the North British Railway approach line, protecting a level crossing.
The line to Dubton closed in 1963. The branch to Inverbervie closed in 1966. The last use of the site was access, by reversal, to Montrose [CR] which closed in 1967.
The site of the junction is now landscaped and the trackbed to Dubton is a footpath and Broomfield Crescent.
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JunctionExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Broomfield Montrose Montrose [CR] Hillside [NB] Dubton North Water Bridge Halt Bridge of Dun Craigo St Cyrus Lunan Bay Lauriston Marykirk Farnell Road Johnshaven Inverkeilor | Montrose North Junction Montrose Shed [NBR] Montrose [CR] Timber Yard Montrose Shed [CR] Montrose West Quay Montrose Grain Store Montrose Wet Dock Montrose Harbour South Esk Viaduct Ship Building Yard Hillside Distillery Rossie Viaduct Dronner^s Dyke Puggieston Brick and Tile Works Tourist/other Broomfield Aerodrome |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
