Aberdeen Waterloo railway station

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Aberdeen Waterloo
Remains of Waterloo goods station, Aberdeen (geograph 6458979).jpg
Freight sidings on the site of the former station
General information
Location Aberdeen, Aberdeen
Scotland
Coordinates 57°08′49″N2°05′13″W / 57.147°N 2.087°W / 57.147; -2.087 Coordinates: 57°08′49″N2°05′13″W / 57.147°N 2.087°W / 57.147; -2.087
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great North of Scotland Railway
Pre-grouping GNoSR
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
1 April 1856Station opened to replace Aberdeen Kittybrewster [1]
4 November 1867Station closed and replaced by Aberdeen Joint [1]
Railway stations around Aberdeen
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Don Street
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Kittybrewster Junction
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Kittybrewster (new)
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Kittybrewster (old)
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Hutcheon Street
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Waterloo
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Victoria Basin: North
(HTT)
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Victoria Basin: South
(HTT)
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Deeside Goods
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Schoolhill
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Guild Street
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Aberdeen Joint
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Deeside Goods Branch Junction
Goods Branch Junction
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Aberdeen Ferryhill
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Ferryhill Junction
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Holburn Street
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Railways
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Aberdeen Railway (CR)
DR
Deeside Railway (GNoSR)
DVL
Denburn Valley Line (GNoSR)
GNoSR
Great North of Scotland Railway
HTT
Harbour Trustee Tramways (Aberdeen)

Aberdeen Waterloo station opened on 1 April 1856 [1] to serve the Great North of Scotland Railway main line to Keith. It was located on Waterloo Quay in the city centre. It closed to passengers in 1867 [1] once Aberdeen Joint opened, but the track remains in use as a freight siding for the docks. The goods sheds were demolished in the 1960s, while the main station was converted for use as a storage facility. [2]

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Butt (1995), page 12
  2. "Sites and Monuments Record: Railway Station, Waterloo". Aberdeen City Council Website. Archived from the original on 1 April 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2010.

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