Johnshaven | |
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General information | |
Location | Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°47′43″N2°20′14″W / 56.7952°N 2.3372°W |
Grid reference | NO795671 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Scottish North Eastern Railway |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 November 1865 | Opened |
1 October 1951 | Closed |
Johnshaven railway station served the area of Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland from 1865 to 1951 on the Montrose and Bervie Railway.
The station opened on 1 November 1865 by the Scottish North Eastern Railway. The goods yard was to the north. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 1 October 1951. [1] [2]
On the site of the former railway station is a housing development, with about a dozen houses, appropriately called Station Place.
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Lauriston Line and station closed | Scottish North Eastern Railway Montrose and Bervie Railway | Birnie Road Halt Line and station closed |