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Newmachar railway station

Coordinates: 57°16′19″N 2°11′06″W / 57.272°N 2.185°W / 57.272; -2.185
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Newmachar
Remains of the station
General information
LocationNewmachar, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57°16′19″N 2°11′06″W / 57.272°N 2.185°W / 57.272; -2.185
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyFormartine and Buchan Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
18 July 1861[1]Opened
4 October 1965[1]Closed

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

History

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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

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  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

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