Lonmay railway station

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Lonmay
Site of Lonmay Station (geograph 6586776).jpg
The site of the station in 2020
General information
Location Lonmay, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Formartine and Buchan Railway
Pre-grouping Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
24 April 1865 (1865-04-24)Opened
4 October 1965 (1965-10-04)Closed

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

History

The station was opened on 24 April 1865 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. On the east side was the goods yard and at the north end of the platform was the signal box, which opened in 1892. The station closed on 4 October 1965. [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. 278. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Rathen
Line and station closed
  Great North of Scotland Railway
Formartine and Buchan Railway
  Mormond
Line and station closed

Coordinates: 57°37′07″N1°58′42″W / 57.6186°N 1.9784°W / 57.6186; -1.9784