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Auchnagatt railway station

Coordinates: 57°28′01″N 2°07′01″W / 57.467°N 2.117°W / 57.467; -2.117
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Auchnagatt
Location of the station (1997)
General information
LocationAuchnagatt, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57°28′01″N 2°07′01″W / 57.467°N 2.117°W / 57.467; -2.117
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyFormartine and Buchan Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
18 July 1861Station opened
4 October 1965Station closed

Auchnagatt railway station was a railway station in Auchnagatt, Aberdeenshire. Before its closure, services ran to Fraserburgh, Peterhead and Aberdeen.[1]

History

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The station was opened by the Formartine and Buchan Railway, then part of the Great North of Scotland Railway. It became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, and then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed to passengers by the British Railways Board in 1965 under the Beeching Axe. It stayed open for goods until 28 March 1966.[2]

The site today

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The station is still fairly intact beside the lifted railway. One platform still remains.[3]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Arnage   Great North of Scotland Railway   Maud

References

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  1. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
  2. ^ "Site of Auchnagatt station © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Station Platform © Andrew Wood cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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