Carmont railway station

Disused railway station in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

56°56′19″N 2°21′00″W / 56.9387°N 2.35°W / 56.9387; -2.35Grid referenceNO788831Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCaledonian RailwayPre-groupingCaledonian RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey datesSeptember 1855 (1855-09)Station opened as New Mill Offset1866Station name changed to Newmill Siding1891Station name changed to Newmill1912Station name changed to Carmont11 June 1956Station closed to passengers23 May 1964 (1964-05-23)Station closed completely

Carmont railway station, on the Aberdeen Railway, served the rural area of Carmont in Aberdeenshire, Scotland from 1855 to 1964.

History

The station opened as New Mill Offset in September 1855 by the Caledonian Railway. The station was renamed to New Mill Siding in 1866, to Newmill in 1891 and finally Carmont in 1912. The station closed to passengers on 11 June 1956 and to goods traffic on 23 May 1964.^[1]

As of 2022, the signalbox, and adjacent crossover, remain in use.

The 12 August 2020 derailment, in which three people died, happened nearby, and was reported by a crew member at Carmont Signal Box.^[2]

References

^ "Carmont station (site), 1988". Geograph. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
^ "Stonehaven train crash: Crew member 'walked a mile' along tracks to raise alarm". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.