Buchanstone railway station

Buchanstone railway station is a former railway station in Aberdeenshire. On the Great North of Scotland Railway, the station was on the north side of the track. It was opened in 1854 and closed to passenger traffic in 1866. The building was demolished before 1901 and nothing visible remains. The railway line is still in use as the Aberdeen to Inverness Line.

Buchanstone
The site of the station in 2017
General information
LocationBuchanstone, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57°19′27″N 2°34′04″W / 57.3242°N 2.5679°W / 57.3242; -2.5679
Grid referenceNJ659261
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat North of Scotland Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Key dates
1 December 1854Opened
1 October 1866Closed

Previous services

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Oyne
Line open; Station closed
  Great North of Scotland Railway
GNoSR Main Line
  Insch
Line and Station open

References

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Notes

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Sources

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  • "Buchanstone Station". Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  • 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.
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