Philorth Halt railway station

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Philorth Halt
Philorth railway station (site), Aberdeenshire (geograph 6260974).jpg
The site of the station in 2019
Location Fraserburgh, 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
24 April 1865 (1865-04-24)Opened privately as Philorth
26 July 1926Opened to the public and name changed to Philorth Halt
4 October 1965 (1965-10-04)Closed

Philorth Halt railway station was a railway station near Philorth House, south of Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire. [1]

History

The station was opened on 24 April 1865 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. It was originally private and built for the residents of Philorth House. This house burned down in 1915. The station opened to the public on 26 July 1926. To the north was a siding. Passenger trains through Philorth were withdrawn on 4 October 1965 [2] and the track lifted following the withdrawal of freight trains in 1979. [3] The station house and platform still remains. [4]

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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. 341. OCLC   931112387.
  3. "Philorth railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. "RAILSCOT - Philorth Halt". Railscot. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Fraserburgh
Line and station closed
  Great North of Scotland Railway
Formartine and Buchan Railway
  Rathen
Line and station closed

Coordinates: 57°40′17″N1°59′24″W / 57.6715°N 1.9901°W / 57.6715; -1.9901