Pitcaple railway station

Pitcaple
General information
Location	Pitcaple, Aberdeenshire Scotland
Coordinates	57°19′16″N2°27′40″W / 57.3210°N 2.4612°W / 57.3210; -2.4612
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great North of Scotland Railway
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Key dates
20 September 1854	Opened
6 May 1968	Closed

Pitcaple railway station is a former railway station in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It opened on 20 September 1854, and closed down on 6 May 1968. ^[1] It was part of the Great North of Scotland Railway.

Location

Pitcaple railway station was in the hamlet of Pitcaple. It was between Inverurie railway station and Oyne railway station. ^[2]

Buildings

There were two rectangular buildings which made the railway station. The station was made of timber and clad and had two brick chimneys. The building only partially survived as of 14 November 2013. ^[3]

References

Notes

1. Butt 1995, p. 186.
2. Smith, Alexander (1875). A New History of Aberdeenshire: In Two Parts – via Google Books.
3. "Aberdeenshire Council Historic Environment Record - Aberdeenshire - NJ72NW0089 - PITCAPLE STATION". Aberdeenshire Council . Retrieved 17 August 2020.

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.

Further reading

• 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.