Roodyards
Location type
StationName and dates
Roodyards (1839-1840)Opened on the Trades Lane and Carolina Port Railway.
Description
This terminus was at the south end of Roodyards Road and was approached from the east. A part of the site may be under the East Camperdown Street road bridge. This terminus replaced the temporary Craigie terminus to the east and was in turn replaced by the extension to Dundee Trades Lane.
Local
The site is named for the site of St John's Holyrood Chapel and its Rood Yard, just to the north.
Tags
Station terminusExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
11/06/2018
| Nearby stations Dundee East Dundee Trades Lane Dundee West Dundee Stannergate Dundee Ward Road Craigie Offset at Back of Law Newport-on-Tay East Crossroads Dundee Esplanade Magdalen Green Newport-on-Tay West West Ferry Lochee | Caledon Boiler Shop Camperdown Saw Mills and timber Yard Dundee King George V Wharf Camperdown Shipybuilding Yard Britannia Engineering Works [Dundee] Carolina ^A^ Power Station Dundee Camperdown Dock Dundee Gas Works Camperdown Junction Dundee East Shed Caledon Shipyard Dundee East End Mineral Depot Dundee Victoria Dock Dundee Foundry Tourist/other Carolina Port Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 03/06/1839 | Dundee and Arbroath Railway
Trades Lane and Carolina Port Railway The Dundee and Arbroath Railway is extended west from Craigie to Roodyards by the Trades Lane and Carolina Port Railway (Dundee Harbour Trustees). With the extension opened the temporary Craigie terminus closed. |
| 02/04/1840 | Dundee and Arbroath Railway
Trades Lane and Carolina Port Railway Roodyards to Dundee Trades Lane opened. Roodyards closed. |
| / /1900 | Trades Lane and Carolina Port Railway
Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway Authorised to purchase land to widen line at Roodyards. |
