Heritage railway stations · Scottish Highlands
Dundee railway station
Also known as: Gorsaf reilffordd Dundee, Stèisean Dhùn Dè
Dundee railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Dundee railway station is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Dundee railway station serves the city of Dundee on the east coast of Scotland. It is situated on the northern, non-electrified section of the East Coast Main Line, 59+1⁄4 miles (95.4 km) northeast of Edinburgh. Dundee is the tenth busiest station in Scotland. In January 2014, the former main station building was demolished to make way for a new building as part of the Dundee Waterfront Project which opened on 9 July 2018. Dundee railway station is where the Edinburgh–Dundee line meets the Glasgow–Dundee line, via Perth, to form the Dundee to Aberdeen line.
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Background
History
The station is the rebuilt Dundee Tay Bridge railway station, which had been built by the North British Railway in 1878 as part of the Tay Rail Bridge project. It was originally one of three main stations in Dundee, along with Dundee West station, the Caledonian Railway station for Perth which was rebuilt in 1889-1890 and closed in the 1960s, and Dundee East station on the Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway which closed in 1959. It is located in cutting at the south end of Camperdown tunnel, which passes beneath the town's former docks (now filled in) and required permanent pumping to keep dry. The station is consequently sited below sea level. In the nineteenth century plans were put…
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- Coordinates
- 56.4566, -2.9710
- District
- Dundee City
- Postcode
- DD1 4BY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dundee Central
Sources
- wikidata: Q3096420 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dundee railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dundee railway station?
- Dundee railway station is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode DD1 4BY).
- Who owns Dundee railway station?
- Dundee railway station is owned by ScotRail.
- Is Dundee railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Dundee railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Dundee railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DD1 4BY. It sits within the Dundee Central parliamentary constituency.