Alford railway station

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Alford
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General information
Location Alford, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Alford Valley Railway
Pre-grouping Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
25 March 1859Opened
2 January 1950Closed
May 1980Reopened as narrow gauge terminus

Alford railway station is a former railway station in Alford, Aberdeenshire which now serves as a terminus for tourist narrow gauge railway, the Alford Valley Railway. The station used to be the terminus of a line, also called the Alford Valley Railway, from Kintore where it joined the Great North of Scotland Railway main line. [1]

Contents

History

Opened by the Great North of Scotland Railway it 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 British Railways.

The site today

The station is now the terminus of the Alford Valley Railway. [2] The northern part of the site, which was the former goods yard, was later redeveloped as the home of the Grampian Transport Museum.

Services

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus  Great North of Scotland Railway
Alford Valley Railway (GNoSR)
  Whitehouse
Line and station closed
HR icon.svg   Proposed Heritage railways
Terminus  Alford Valley Railway
3/4-mile of 2ft gauge line
  Whitehouse

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References

Notes

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 38
  2. Alford Valley Railway web site

Sources

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