Abbey of Deer Platform was a small railway station on the branch line from Maud to Peterhead in the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire.
Abbey of Deer Platform | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Maud, Aberdeenshire Scotland |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1932[1] | opened |
| 1938[2] | closed |
History edit
The station was opened by the London and North Eastern Railway.[3] It was built to serve the needs of pilgrims visiting the nearby Roman Catholic Abbey and was not an advertised stop. Opening and closing dates are not recorded however it was actively used in the 1930s and 1940s.[4]
It was the shortest platformed halt on the old Great North of Scotland Railway system and was a single wooden railway sleeper depth and length only, accessed by steps down from the adjacent road over bridge.[4] By 1954 it had been fenced off at the platform edge and access steps.[4]
The line itself closed to passengers in 1965 and freight in 1970.[5]
Services edit
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maud Line and station closed |
London and North Eastern Railway | Mintlaw Line and station closed |
References edit
Notes edit
Sources edit
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Maxtone, Graham (2018). Then and Now on the Great North vol 1. Great North of Scotland Railway Association. ISBN 978-0902343-30-6.
- Vallance, H. A. (27 June 1991). Great North of Scotland railway. The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands vol 3. David St John Thomas. ISBN 978-0-946537-60-0.
External links edit
57°31′22″N 2°03′28″W / 57.5229°N 2.0579°W
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