Auchnagatt railway station
Auchnagatt railway station was a railway station in Auchnagatt, Aberdeenshire. Before its closure, services ran to Fraserburgh, Peterhead and Aberdeen.[1]
Auchnagatt | |
|---|---|
 Location of the station (1997) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Auchnagatt, Aberdeenshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57.467°N 2.117°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Formartine and Buchan Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 18 July 1861 | Station opened |
| 4 October 1965 | Station closed |
History
The station was opened by the Formartine and Buchan Railway, then part of the Great North of Scotland Railway. It became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, and then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed to passengers by the British Railways Board in 1965 under the Beeching Axe. It stayed open for goods until 28 March 1966.[2]
The site today
The station is still fairly intact beside the lifted railway. One platform still remains.[3]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnage | Great North of Scotland Railway | Maud | ||
References
- British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
- "Site of Auchnagatt station © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- "Station Platform © Andrew Wood cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- 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 (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
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