Esslemont railway station
Esslemont | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Site of the station (1997) | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Esslemont, Aberdeenshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 57°21′04″N 2°06′43″W / 57.351°N 2.112°W | ||||
| Platforms | 1 (initially) 2 (later added) | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Formartine and Buchan Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LNER | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 18 July 1861 | opened | ||||
| 15 Sept. 1952 | closed | ||||
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Esslemont railway station was a railway station in Esslemont, Aberdeenshire.[1]
History
The station was opened on 18 July 1861 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. To the south was the goods yard. It initially had one platform but a second one was added in 1919. The station closed on 15 September 1952.[2]
References
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logierieve Line and station closed |
Great North of Scotland Railway Formartine and Buchan Railway |
Ellon 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.
- RAILSCOT on Formartine and Buchan Railway