Wardhouse Railway Station
Wardhouse railway station served the area of Wardhouse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland from 1854 to 1961 on the Great North of Scotland Railway.
History
The station opened on 1 December 1854 by the Great North of Scotland Railway. It was originally built for Pedro Carlos Gordon, who lived in a nearby mansion. A second platform was added in 1889. A gate box opened when the line was doubled in 1896. It became a full box in 1898, downgraded to a gate box in 1915, upgraded to a full box again in 1920 and demoted to a gate box on 1931. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 5 June 1961.
References
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 414. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Wardhouse railway station (site), Aberdeenshire". Geograph. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Insch Line open, station open |
Great North of Scotland Railway | Kennethmont Line open, station closed | ||
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