Mintlaw railway station

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The site of the station in 2007
General information
Location Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Platforms1 (initially)
2 (later added)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Formartine and Buchan Railway
Pre-grouping Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
18 July 1861 (1861-07-18)Opened as Old Deer and Mintlaw
1 December 1867Name changed to Mintlaw
3 May 1965 (1965-05-03)Closed

Mintlaw railway station was a railway station in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire (Scotland). [1]

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History

The 29 mile long railway from Dyce to Mintlaw opened on 18 July 1861, with the extension to Peterhead opening the following year. This station opened as Old Deer and Mintlaw. The station building was on the westbound platform and the goods yard was on the south side. Two signal boxes opened in 1888: the north box, which was at the east end of the westbound platform and the south box, which was to the west of the eastbound platform. The north box closed in 1927 and the south box closed in 1959, being replaced by a ground frame. Passenger services on the Buchan lines were withdrawn on 3 May 1965 [2] as part of the Beeching cuts. Freight trains continued to operate to Peterhead until 1970. The track through Maud station was subsequently lifted and the route now forms part of the Formartine and Buchan Way. The station building and the platforms remain.

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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. 299. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Abbey of Deer Platform
Line and station closed
  Great North of Scotland Railway
Formartine and Buchan Railway
  Longside
Line and station closed

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