Aboyne railway station

Aboyne
The station building in 2003
Location
Place	Scotland
Area	Aberdeenshire
Operations
Original company	Deeside Railway
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Platforms	2
History
2 December 1859	Opened^[1]
28 February 1966	Closed^[1]
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Aboyne railway station was a station which served Aboyne in the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire. It was served by trains on the line from Aberdeen to Ballater.

History

Opened as an extension to the Deeside Railway on 2 December 1859,^[1] being the terminus until the line to Ballater was opened by the Aboyne and Braemar Railway in 1866. Later to be leased and then part of the Great North of Scotland Railway the station became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board on 28 February 1966.^[1]

The station had been the location of a Camping coach.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Dess		Great North of Scotland Railway Deeside Railway		connection to Aboyne and Braemar Railway
connection to Deeside Extension Railway		Great North of Scotland Railway Aboyne and Braemar Railway)		Dinnet

The line is now part of the Deeside Way footpath, while the station is home to a range of shops.

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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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
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RAILSCOT on Deeside Railway
RAILSCOT on Deeside Extension Railway
RAILSCOT on Aboyne and Braemar Railway

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