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Ninewells Junction

Location type

Junction

Name and dates

Ninewells Junction (1861-1967)

Opened on the Dundee and Newtyle Deviations (Dundee and Perth Railway).
Opened on the Dundee and Perth Railway.

Description

This was a double track junction where the 1861 deviation built to replace the Law Incline, Law Tunnel and Dundee Ward Road joined the 1847 Dundee and Perth Railway.

Shortly after the junction the deviation reduced to a single track. The double section of the deviation at the junction was a train length. The length of this double track section was reduced later.

The signal box (~1863), replaced 1893, was on the south side of the junction.

The main line and deviation ran parallel for a considerable distance before the separation.

The deviation, latterly a local goods branch, closed in 1967. The box closed in 1968.

The formation of the deviation is obliterated for nearly a mile under new housing until the Green Circular footpath is reached. The main line remains open.

Ninewells Junction [Station], which was very short lived, was just to the east.

Local

Just to the south of this former junction is Dundee Airport .

External links

NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
NLS Map

Nearby stations Ninewells Junction [Station] Invergowrie Lochee West Magdalen Green Liff Lochee Dundee Esplanade Dundee Ward Road Offset at Back of Law Crossroads Dundee Dundee West Dundee Trades Lane Dundee East Baldovan and Downfield	Charleston Quarry Dundee Linoleum Factory Easter Mylnefield Quarry Camperdown Jute and Hemp Works Lochee Goods Blackness Foundry Siding Kingoodie Quarries Buckingham Junction Dundee West MPD Dundee West Mineral Yard Dundee Central Junction Seabraes Engine Works Tourist/other Esplanade Junction Signal Box Dundee Law
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Chronology Dates

/07/1859	Dundee, Perth and Aberdeen Junction Railway Act for the Lochee Deviation, Ninewells Junction (on the Dundee and Perth Railway) to Fairmuir (on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway), passed. Dundee Ward Road and the Law Incline were to close and trains terminate at Dundee Union Street (later Dundee West). Also for the deviation from Rosemill Loop to Auchterhouse [2nd] replacing the Balbeuchley Incline.
/ /1861	Dundee and Newtyle Railway Dundee and Newtyle Deviations (Dundee and Perth Railway) Deviation from Ninewells Junction to by Fairmuir Junction opened. Liff, Victoria [Dundee], Lochee stations opened.
08/06/1861	Dundee and Newtyle Railway Dundee and Newtyle Deviations (Dundee and Perth Railway) Dundee Ward Road, Law Tunnel and Law Incline closed with the opening of the deviation to Ninewells Junction.
10/06/1861	Dundee and Newtyle Railway Dundee and Newtyle Deviations (Dundee and Perth Railway) Opening of the deviation to Ninewells Junction giving access to Dundee Union Street (later Dundee West). Dundee Ward Road closed (Dundee Top of Law probably closed around 1846, Offset at Back of Law and Cross Roads probably closed before 1853/1855, details are unclear).
03/10/1901	Dundee and Perth Railway Permission to purchase land to widen line between Ninewells Junction and Magdalen Green.
/ /1902	Dundee and Perth Railway Agreement between Dundee Town council and Caledonian Railway to allow widening the line between Ninewells Junction and Magdalen Green confirmed.
/ /1915	Dundee and Perth Railway Widening of line at Ninewells Junction - agreement with Dundee Corporation confirmed.
30/08/1953	Dundee and Newtyle Deviations (Dundee and Perth Railway) Connection at Ninewells Junction reduced to single line.
06/11/1967	Dundee and Newtyle Railway Fairmuir and Maryfield Goods (Scottish Central Railway) Ninewells Junction (excluded) to Fairmuir Junction to Fairmuir Goods and Maryfield Goods closed to freight.