Woodside (Aberdeen) railway station

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Woodside (Aberdeen)
Woodside railway station (site), Aberdeenshire (geograph 5410402).jpg
The site of the station in 2017
General information
Location Woodside, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates 57°10′22″N2°07′52″W / 57.1729°N 2.1311°W / 57.1729; -2.1311 Coordinates: 57°10′22″N2°07′52″W / 57.1729°N 2.1311°W / 57.1729; -2.1311
Grid reference NJ921091
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great North of Scotland Railway
Pre-grouping Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
1 January 1858 (1858-01-01)Opened
5 April 1937 (1937-04-05)Closed

Woodside (Aberdeen) railway station served the parish of Woodside, Aberdeen, Scotland from 1858 to 1937 on the Great North of Scotland Railway.

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History

The station opened on 1 January 1858 by the Great North of Scotland Railway. A signal box opened in 1887 but it closed in 1912. It reopened shortly after but closed again in 1928. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 5 April 1937. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 436. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Aberdeen, Woodside, Station Road, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Don Street
Line open, station closed
  Great North of Scotland Railway   Persley
Line open, station closed