Parkhill railway station

Parkhill
The site of the station in 2008
General information
Location	Parkhill, Aberdeenshire Scotland
Coordinates	57°13′16″N2°11′02″W / 57.221°N 2.184°W / 57.221; -2.184
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
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
3 April 1950 (1950-04-03)	Closed
Location

Parkhill railway station was a railway station in Parkhill, Aberdeenshire. ^[1]

History

The station was opened on 18 July 1861 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. To the north was the goods yard and at the north end was the signal box, which was called Parkhill box and it opened in 1920. This closed in 1925, being replaced by a ground frame. The station closed to passengers on 3 April 1950. ^[2]

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. 333. OCLC   931112387.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Dyce Line closed, station open		Great North of Scotland Railway Formartine and Buchan Railway		Newmachar Line and station closed

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC   22311137.