Cairnie Junction railway station

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Cairnie Junction
Cairnie Junction railway station (site), Aberdeenshire (geograph 5407700).jpg
Site of the former station (2017)
General information
Location Cairnie, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates 57°32′02″N2°49′44″W / 57.53381°N 2.82902°W / 57.53381; -2.82902
Grid reference NJ504496
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened1 June 1898;126 years ago (1898-06-01)
Closed6 May 1968;56 years ago (1968-05-06)
Original company Great North of Scotland Railway
Pre-grouping Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway

Cairnie Junction railway station served the village of Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland from 1898 to 1968 on the Great North of Scotland Railway.

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History

The station opened on 1 June 1898 by the Great North of Scotland Railway. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 6 May 1968. [1] [2]

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References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 102
  2. "Cairnie Junction railway station (site), Aberdeenshire". Geograph. Retrieved 26 June 2018.


Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Rothiemay
Line open, station closed
  Great North of Scotland Railway   Grange
Line open, station closed