Newseat Halt railway station

Newseat Halt
Newseat Halt
	The former station house in 2020
General information
Location	Newseat, Aberdeenshire; Scotland
Platforms	1
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
3 July 1862	Opened as Newseat
22 September 1930	Name changed to Newseat Halt
3 May 1965	Closed

Newseat Halt railway station was a railway station in Newseat, Aberdeenshire.[1]

History

The station was opened on 3 July 1862 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. It was known as New Seat until 1884 in the timetable. Its name was changed Newseat Halt on 22 September 1930. It was closed to passengers under the Beeching Axe on 3 May 1965.[2]

References

British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 316. OCLC 931112387.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Longside Line and station closed		Great North of Scotland Railway Formartine and Buchan Railway		Inverugie Line and station closed

57.5226°N 1.8717°W / 57.5226; -1.8717

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[1] British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38

[2] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 316. OCLC 931112387.