Farnell Road railway station

Farnell Road
From Aberdeen Press and Journal 16 December 1927
General information
Location	Farnell, Angus Scotland
Coordinates	56°41′15″N2°36′28″W / 56.6876°N 2.6078°W / 56.6876; -2.6078
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Aberdeen Railway
Pre-grouping	Aberdeen Railway Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
May 1848 (1848-05)	Opened
11 June 1956 (1956-06-11)	Closed
Location

Farnell Road railway station served the village of Farnell, Angus, Scotland from 1848 to 1956 on the Aberdeen Railway.

History

The station opened in May 1848 by the Aberdeen Railway. To the west of the southbound platform was the signal box.

In 1927 the station won first prize in an LMS competition for the best kept railway station. ^[1]

The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 11 June 1956. ^[2]

References

1. "Price Winning Railway Station" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. United Kingdom. 16 December 1927. Retrieved 21 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 169. OCLC   931112387.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Bridge of Dun Line closed, station open (preserved line)		Aberdeen Railway		Glasterlaw Line and station closed