Peterhead railway station

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Peterhead
Peterhead railway station (site), Aberdeenshire (geograph 6260922).jpg
The site of the station in 2019
General information
Location Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Platforms1
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
3 July 1862 (1862-07-03)Opened
3 May 1965 (1965-05-03)Closed for passengers
1970Closed completely

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

History

The railway station was opened on 3 July 1862 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. To the north was the goods yard, further north was a locomotive shed and to the west was the signal box, which opened in 1883 and was replaced in 1890. It was closed to passengers on 3 May 1965 [2] and to freight on 7 September 1970. [3] The signal box closed in 1966 and was replaced by a ground frame. The track was subsequently removed. The site is now a school.[ citation needed ]

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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. 340. OCLC   931112387.
  3. "Peterhead railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 17 March 2022.


Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Inverugie
Line and station closed
  Great North of Scotland Railway
Formartine and Buchan Railway
 Terminus

57°30′34″N1°47′14″W / 57.5095°N 1.7872°W / 57.5095; -1.7872