Don Street railway station

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Don Street
Don Street railway station (site), Aberdeen (geograph 5410409).jpg
The site of the station in 2017
General information
Location Woodside, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates 57°10′15″N2°07′15″W / 57.1709°N 2.1209°W / 57.1709; -2.1209
Grid reference NJ927089
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great North of Scotland Railway
Pre-grouping Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
1 August 1887 (1887-08-01)Opened
28 February 1937 (1937-02-28) or 5 April 1937Closed

Don Street railway station served the parish of Woodside, Aberdeen, Scotland from 1887 to 1937 on the Great North of Scotland Railway.

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History

The station was opened on 1 August 1887 by the Great North of Scotland Railway and was a stop on the Aberdeen suburban rail service. [1] The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 28 February 1937. [2] 5 April 1937 [3] [4]

References

  1. "Opening of new station at Don Street". Press and Journal. 1 August 1887. p. 1. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 156. OCLC   931112387.
  3. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 164
  4. Passengers No More second edition page 44
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kittybrewster
Line open, station closed
  Great North of Scotland Railway   Woodside
Line open, station closed