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Brucklay railway station

Coordinates: 57°32′40″N 2°07′25″W / 57.54431°N 2.12367°W / 57.54431; -2.12367
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Brucklay
The station in 1961
General information
LocationBrucklay, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyFormartine and Buchan Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
24 April 1865[1]Opened
4 October 1965Closed

Brucklay railway station was a former railway station in Brucklay, Aberdeenshire.[2]

History

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The station was opened on 24 April 1865 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. On the northbound platform was the station building on the west side was the goods yard and on the north end of the northbound platform was the signal box, which opened in 1891. It closed in 1959 and was replaced by a ground frame. The station closed on 4 October 1965[3] and closed to goods on 28 March 1966.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Butt 1995, p. 47.
  2. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 38
  3. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 101. OCLC 931112387.
  4. ^ "Brucklay Station © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 8 July 2022.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Strichen
Line and station closed
  Great North of Scotland Railway
Formartine and Buchan Railway
  Maud
Line and station closed

Sources

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57°32′40″N 2°07′25″W / 57.54431°N 2.12367°W / 57.54431; -2.12367