Whitehouse railway station (Scotland)

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Whitehouse railway station was a station in Whitehouse, Aberdeenshire. It opened with the along with the rest of the Alford Valley Railway line from Kintore to Alford in 1859 and closed in 1950. [1] [2]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Alford
Line part open; station open
  Great North of Scotland Railway
Alford Valley Railway
  Tillyfourie
Line and station closed
HR icon.svg   Heritage railways
Alford
Line part open; station also open
  Alford Valley Railway
3/4 mile of 2ft gauge line
 Terminus

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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. 455. OCLC   931112387.

Coordinates: 57°13′31″N2°38′04″W / 57.2253°N 2.6344°W / 57.2253; -2.6344