Udny railway station

Udny
The site of the station in 2012
General information
Location	Udny, Aberdeenshire Scotland
Coordinates	57°18′36″N2°09′22″W / 57.310°N 2.156°W / 57.310; -2.156
Platforms	2
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	Opened [1]
4 October 1965	Closed [1]
Location

Udny railway station was a railway station serving the village of Udny in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ^[2] It was situated on the Formartine and Buchan Railway.

History

The station was opened on 18 July 1861 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. The station building was located on the southbound platform, while the goods yard and goods shed were situated on the east side. Two signal boxes were provided, one to the north and one to the south; both opened in 1890, although the northern box closed in 1901, with control transferred to the southern box. The station closed on 4 October 1965. ^[3]

References

1. Butt (1995), p. 237
2. British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 38
3. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 432. OCLC   931112387.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Newmachar Line and station closed		Great North of Scotland Railway Formartine and Buchan Railway		Logierieve 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.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN   978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC   228266687.
• RAILSCOT on Formartine and Buchan Railway Archived 8 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine