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Disused railway station in Rathen, Aberdeenshire

Rathen
The old line is now used for recreational purposes
General information
LocationRathen, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyFormartine and Buchan Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
24 April 1865 (1865-04-24)Opened
4 October 1965 (1965-10-04)Closed

Rathen railway station was a railway station in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, on the defunct Formartine and Buchan Railway in northeast Scotland.

History

The station was opened on 24 April 1865 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. It had a signal box in 1894, although it closed quickly and was reduced to a ground frame. The station building was on the west side and on the east side was the goods yard. The station closed on 4 October 1965.

References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
  2. Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Frances Hindes Groome (1901), p. 1364
  3. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 358. OCLC 931112387.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Philorth
Line and station closed 		  Great North of Scotland Railway
Formartine and Buchan Railway 		  Lonmay
Line and station closed

57°39′06″N 1°58′29″W / 57.6517°N 1.9748°W / 57.6517; -1.9748

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