Insch railway station

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Insch

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View from Insch railway station looking west towards Hill of Dunnideer (2004)
General information
Location Insch, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates 57°20′15″N2°37′00″W / 57.3374°N 2.6168°W / 57.3374; -2.6168
Grid reference NJ629276
Managed by ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeINS [2]
History
Pre-grouping Great North of Scotland Railway
Key dates
20 September 1854 [3] Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 69,952
Buchanstone
Line open; Station closed
  Great North of Scotland Railway
GNoSR Main Line
  Wardhouse
Line open; Station closed

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