Kintore railway station is in Kintore, Scotland on the Aberdeen–Inverness line. Originally opened in 1854, it closed in 1964 but was reopened on a different site in 2020.[3][4]
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 Kintore railway station in 2020 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kintore, Aberdeenshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°14′37″N 2°21′01″W / 57.24361°N 2.35028°W |
| Grid reference | NJ789170 |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | KTR[1] |
| History | |
| Original company | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 20 September 1854[2] | Opened |
| 7 December 1964 | Closed |
| 15 October 2020 | Reopened at a different site |
| Passengers | |
| 2020/21 | 8,474 |
| 2021/22 |  66,168 |
| 2022/23 | 85,348 |
History edit
Original station edit
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The original station was opened on 20 September 1854 and located around 550 m (600 yd) south of the current station. The station became a junction in 1859 with the opening of a branch to Alford. This branch closed to passengers in 1949. Kintore railway station itself was closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching cuts.[5]
Modern station edit
Nestrans initially raised the possibility of reopening a Kintore station in 2009 as part of its 2010-2021 Rail Action Plan[6] and it was first discussed in the Scottish Parliament in October that year.[7] Plans to reopen the station were announced in December 2012.[8]
Reopening Kintore was made possible by the completion of phase one of the Aberdeen-Inverness Improvement Project, which redoubled the track between Aberdeen and Inverurie, increasing capacity for new passenger and freight services on the route.[9][5] The station cost £15 million,[10] funded by Transport Scotland, Aberdeenshire Council and Nestrans. The main contractor was BAM Nuttall. Construction started in 2019 with opening planned for May 2020,[11][12] but work was halted between March and July 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic,[13] which caused the opening date to be pushed back to 15 October.[14][15][16]
The new Kintore station is located around 550 m (600 yd) to the north of the old one, on the site of the junction for the now dismantled Alford branch.
Facilities edit
Facilities include a new footbridge and lifts for step-free access, bike storage facilities and a 168-space car park including disabled parking and 24 charging spaces for electric vehicles. Signs and benches from the original station were refurbished and installed at the new station.[17] The station is accessible generally including ticket machines; there is a waiting room but no ticket office.[18]
Passenger volume edit
| 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entries and exits | 8,474 | 66,168 | 85,348 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services edit
The new station is served by hourly trains between Inverurie and Montrose, and other services between Aberdeen and Inverurie/Inverness. Services to Aberdeen run half hourly at peak times Monday to Saturday, with an hourly service on Sundays.[20]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyce | ScotRail Aberdeen to Inverness Line |
Inverurie | ||
| Dyce From Montrose |
ScotRail Aberdeen Crossrail |
Inverurie To Inverurie | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Kinaldie Line open; station closed |
Great North of Scotland Railway GNSR Main Line |
Inverurie Line and station open | ||
| Kemnay Line and station closed |
Great North of Scotland Railway Alford Valley Railway |
Terminus | ||
References edit
- ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 135.
- ^ Porter, David (9 October 2020). "Kintore station set for opening". Grampian Online. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Aberdeenshire railway station reopens 56 years after closure". Evening Express. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ a b Work on track for north-east railway station to re-open in 2019 King, Joshua The Press & Journal article 20 April 2016; Retrieved 19 August 2016
- ^ Rail Action Plan 2010-2021 (PDF). Nestrans (Report). 5 January 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Aberdeen Crossrail (Kintore Station) – Debate in the Scottish Parliament at 5:00 pm on 7th October 2009". Theyworkforyou.com. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "New rail stations for Kintore and Dalcross"BBC News - NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland news article 7 December 2012
- ^ "Aberdeen to Inverness Rail Improvement Project, Scotland" Railway-Technology.com; Retrieved 19 August 2016
- ^ "New £15m Kintore station welcomes first passengers". Network Rail. 15 October 2020.
- ^ BAM wins contract for Aberdeenshire station The Construction Index article 30 May 2019; Retrieved 31 May 2019
- ^ Walsh, Stephen. "Opening of north-east train station pushed back by six months". Press and Journal. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Porter, David (29 March 2020). "Kintore Station work halted". GRAMPIANONLINE.
- ^ Smith, Claire (3 July 2020). "Covid-19 | Network Rail restarts major projects in Scotland". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Morrice, Emma (22 August 2020). "New north-east train station planned to open in October". Evening Express.
- ^ "Kintore's first train service in more than 50 years". BBC News. BBC. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Beattie, Kieran (4 September 2020). "Original signs refurbished and reinstated at new Kintore railway station after decades in a farmer's shed". Press and Journal. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Kintore (KTR)". nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 214
Bibliography 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.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
External links edit
- Train times and station information for Kintore railway station from National Rail