Strichen railway station

Strichen
The site of the station in 2020
General information
Location	Strichen, Aberdeenshire Scotland
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
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
Location

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

History

The station was opened on 24 April 1865 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. On the northbound platform was the station building, on the north side was the goods yard and at the west end of the westbound platform was the signal box, which opened in 1891. The station closed on 4 October 1965. ^[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. 409. OCLC   931112387.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Mormond Line and station closed		Great North of Scotland Railway Formartine and Buchan Railway		Brucklay Line and station closed

57°35′03″N2°05′12″W / 57.5842°N 2.0866°W / 57.5842; -2.0866