Esslemont railway station

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Esslemont
Esslemont former station geograph-3460453-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Site of the station (1997)
General information
Location Esslemont, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates 57°21′04″N2°06′43″W / 57.351°N 2.112°W / 57.351; -2.112 Coordinates: 57°21′04″N2°06′43″W / 57.351°N 2.112°W / 57.351; -2.112
Platforms1 (initially)
2 (later added)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Formartine and Buchan Railway
Pre-grouping Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
18 July 1861 (1861-07-18)opened
15 Sept. 1952closed

Esslemont railway station was a railway station in Esslemont, Aberdeenshire. [1]

Contents

History

The station was opened on 18 July 1861 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. To the south was the goods yard. It initially had one platform but a second one was added in 1919. The station closed on 15 September 1952. [2]

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References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 185. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Logierieve
Line and station closed
  Great North of Scotland Railway
Formartine and Buchan Railway
  Ellon
Line and station closed

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