Publication Account

Date 2013

Event ID 978500

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Publication Account

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/978500

The branch line terminus had an overall roof over three tracks, the 1848 station building in the Italianate style fronting the north side. The supporting columns and brackets are retained, without a roof. The end of the line was given a new station building by the Caledonian Railway in 1895 containing the original ticket counter and station master’s desk (open when trains run) The goods depot to the south of that now forms the workshop for the Caledonian Railway, which runs steam and diesel trains to Bridge of Dun. Clustered on the south side of St Ninians Square were practical buildings associated with the railway: slaughterhouse, bleach green, rope walk and, the town fire station, the latter still extant. The building to the east of the station on the north side of the platform was a manure works.

M Watson, 2013