Newmachar railway station

Disused railway station in Newmachar, Aberdeenshire

57°16′19″N 2°11′06″W / 57.272°N 2.185°W / 57.272; -2.185Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyFormartine and Buchan RailwayPre-groupingGreat North of Scotland RailwayPost-groupingLNERKey dates18 July 1861[1]Opened4 October 1965[1]Closed

Newmachar railway station was a railway station in Newmachar, Aberdeenshire which is now closed.

History

The station was opened on 18 July 1861 by the Great North of Scotland Railway. On the northbound platform was the station building and on the west side was the goods yard. Two signal boxes opened in 1890: north and south were situated at each end of the northbound platform respectively. The station closed to passengers on 4 October 1965.[2] The signal boxes closed along with it. The station was later bought by the local run 'Whytes Bus Coaches' in the mid-1980s, who relocated to their current location at Mill Pond, half a mile out of Newmachar.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 170.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 315. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 38


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Parkhill
Line and station closed 		  Great North of Scotland Railway
Formartine and Buchan Railway
   Udny
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.


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