Newmachar railway station
Newmachar | |
|---|---|
.jpg/1280px-Remains_of_Newmachar_station_(geograph_6322986).jpg) Remains of the station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Newmachar, Aberdeenshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°16′19″N 2°11′06″W / 57.272°N 2.185°W / 57.272; -2.185 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Formartine and Buchan Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 18 July 1861[1] | Opened |
| 4 October 1965[1] | Closed |
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Newmachar railway station was a railway station in Newmachar, Aberdeenshire which is now closed.
History
The station was opened on 18 July 1861 by the Great North of Scotland Railway. On the northbound platform was the station building and on the west side was the goods yard. Two signal boxes opened in 1890: north and south. Both were at the north and south end of the northbound platform respectively. The station closed to passengers on 4 October 1965.[2] The signal boxes closed along with it. The station was later bought by the local run 'Whytes Bus Coaches' in the mid-1980s, who relocated to their current location at Mill Pond, half a mile out of Newmachar.[3]
References
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 170.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 315. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 38
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkhill Line and station closed |
Great North of Scotland Railway Formartine and Buchan Railway |
Udny Line and station closed |
Sources
- 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.
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