Edzell
Location type
StationNames and dates
Edzell (1896-1931)Edzell (1938-1938)
Opened on the Brechin and Edzell District Railway.
Description
This was the terminus of a branch from Brechin. The station was close to the centre of the village and to the south west. Nearby the station was the Glenesk Hotel, still open. Edzell was small when the railway opened to the south of the existing village. It was a railhead with coaches continuing up Glen Esk to Tarfside and Invermark.
The passenger platform was an island with a long platform face on the east side, with a loop, and a short face on the west side. The station building was at the north end of the platform.
The goods yard was on the west side of the station, served from the south. The signal box was on the east side of the line, south of the station. Edzell Shed remained open until 1910.
The station closed to passengers in 1931. The signal box closed in 1934. The passenger service was experimentally re-introduced briefly in 1938.
After closure to passengers the station building was demolished and platform line cut back. The terminus stayed open for goods and minerals until 1964.
The station site was redeveloped for housing. A railway house, similar to that at Stracathro, remains standing.
Local
Edzell Castle and Garden is north west of the town.
Tags
Station terminusExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Stracathro Brechin Marykirk Craigo Careston Bridge of Dun Laurencekirk Dubton Hillside [NB] Farnell Road North Water Bridge Halt Broomfield St Cyrus Tannadice Montrose | Edzell Shed West Water Bridge Cruick Water Bridge Brechin North Junction Brechin Shed [1st] Brechin Goods [1st] Caldhame Linen Works Brechin Goods [2nd] Tourist/other Edzell Castle and Garden Lindsay Burial Aisle Brown Caterthun Hill Fort White Caterthun Hill Fort Glencadam Distillery Maison Dieu Chapel Brechin Brechin Cathedral |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 08/06/1896 | Brechin and Edzell District Railway Opened to passengers with stations at Inchbare and Edzell. |
| 27/04/1931 | Brechin and Edzell District Railway Edzell to Brechin (excluded) closed to passengers. Also given as 26/4/1931. |
| 04/07/1938 | Brechin and Edzell District Railway Edzell to Brechin re-opened to passengers. |
| 26/09/1938 | Brechin and Edzell District Railway Edzell to Brechin (excluded) re-closed to passengers. Edzell and Stracathro closed. |
| 07/09/1964 | Brechin and Edzell District Railway Edzell to Brechin closed to goods. |
