Longside railway station

Longside railway station was a railway station in Longside, Aberdeenshire.[1]

Longside
General information
LocationLongside, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyFormartine and Buchan Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
3 July 1862 (1862-07-03)Opened
3 May 1965 (1965-05-03)Closed

History

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The station was opened on 3 July 1862. On the north side was the goods yard. There were two signal boxes, North and South, both opening in 1890. The north signal box was at the west end of the westbound platform and the south signal box was at the east end of the eastbound platform. After resignalling in 1918, the south signal box closed. The north signal box was renamed to Longside box. The station was closed to passengers under the Beeching Axe on 3 May 1965.[2] The signal box closed along with it. The tracks were lifted in 1970.[3]

References

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  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. 278. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ "Site of Longside station © Bill Harrison cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 17 March 2022.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Mintlaw
Line and station closed
  Great North of Scotland Railway
Formartine and Buchan Railway
  Newseat
Line and station closed

57°31′18″N 1°56′09″W / 57.5217°N 1.9359°W / 57.5217; -1.9359