Aboyne railway station
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.
Aboyne | |
|---|---|
 The station building in 2003 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Aberdeenshire Scotland |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Deeside Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 2 December 1859 | Opened |
| 28 February 1966 | Closed |
History
The Deeside Railway had originally intended to build its railway to Aboyne but it was reincorporated in 1852 with powers only to build as far as Banchory. A second company, the Deeside Extension Railway, was incorporated in 1857 to continue the line to Aboyne where it opened the station on 2 December 1859 as its terminus.[1][2] The line was extended to Ballater by a third company, Aboyne and Braemar Railway, which opened on 17 October 1866 when the station ceased to be a terminus.[3]
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 was host to a LNER camping coach from 1937 to 1939.[4] A coach was also positioned here by Scottish Region of British Railways from 1954 to 1960.[5]
Aboyne Curling Pond railway station, also known as Loch of Aboyne Platform or Curlers' Platform,[1] was a nearby private station opened on the Deeside Extension Railway for the use of the curlers, who played on the nearby Loch of Aboyne.
The station closed for passengers on 28 February 1966 and for goods on 18 July 1966.[1][6]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dess | Great North of Scotland Railway Deeside Railway |
connection to Aboyne and Braemar Railway | ||
| connection to Deeside Extension Railway |
Great North of Scotland Railway Aboyne and Braemar Railway) |
Dinnet | ||
The site today
The line is now part of the Deeside Way footpath, while the station is home to a range of shops.[7]
References
Notes
- Butt 1995, p. 13.
- Grant 2017, p. 142.
- Grant 2017, p. 6.
- McRae 1997, p. 11.
- McRae 1998, p. 28.
- Hurst 1992, pp. 41 & 44 (refs 1921 & 2040).
- "Aboyne". Undiscovered Scotland.
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.
- Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
Further reading
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.