Auchnagatt railway station

Disused railway station in Auchnagott, Aberdeenshire

57°28′01″N 2°07′01″W / 57.467°N 2.117°W / 57.467; -2.117Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyFormartine and Buchan RailwayPre-groupingGreat North of Scotland RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates18 July 1861Station opened4 October 1965Station closed

Auchnagatt railway station was a railway station in Auchnagatt, Aberdeenshire. Before its closure, services ran to Fraserburgh, Peterhead and Aberdeen.[1]

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

  1. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
  2. ^ "Site of Auchnagatt station © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. ^ "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
  • RAILSCOT on Formartine and Buchan Railway
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