Aboyne railway station

      Aboyne
      Aboyne railway station in 2003.jpg
      The station building in 2003
      Location
      Place Scotland
      Area Aberdeenshire
      Operations
      Original company Deeside Railway
      Pre-grouping Great North of Scotland Railway
      Post-grouping LNER
      Platforms ?
      History
      2 December 1859 Opened[1]
      28 February 1966 Closed[1]
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      Aboyne railway station was a station which served Aboyne in the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire. It was served by trains on the line from Aberdeen to Ballater.

      History

      Opened as an extension to the Deeside Railway on 2 December 1859,[1] being the terminus until the line to Ballater was opened by the Aboyne and Braemar Railway in 1866. Later to be leased and then part of the Great North of Scotland Railway the station became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board on 28 February 1966.[1]

      The station had been the location of a Camping coach.

      Preceding station Historical railways Following station
      Dess   Great North of Scotland Railway
      Deeside Extension Railway
        connection to
      Aboyne and Braemar Railway
      connection to
      Deeside Extension Railway
        Great North of Scotland Railway
      Aboyne and Braemar Railway)
        Dinnet
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      The site today

      The line is now part of the Deeside Way footpath, while the station is home to a range of shops. [1]

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      References

      Notes

      1. ^ a b c d Butt (1995), page 13

      Sources

      Coordinates: 57°04′34″N 2°46′36″W / 57.07601°N 2.77663°W / 57.07601; -2.77663

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      Last modified on 2 February 2013, at 20:20