Parkhill railway station

Disused railway station in Parkhill, Aberdeenshire

57°13′16″N 2°11′02″W / 57.221°N 2.184°W / 57.221; -2.184Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyFormartine and Buchan RailwayPre-groupingGreat North of Scotland RailwayPost-groupingLNERKey dates18 July 1861 (1861-07-18)Opened3 April 1950 (1950-04-03)Closed

Parkhill railway station was a railway station in Parkhill, Aberdeenshire.[1]

History

The station was opened on 18 July 1861 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. To the north was the goods yard and at the north end was the signal box, which was called Parkhill box and it opened in 1920. This closed in 1925, being replaced by a ground frame. The station closed to passengers on 3 April 1950.[2]

References

  1. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 333. OCLC 931112387.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dyce
Line closed, station open 		  Great North of Scotland Railway
Formartine and Buchan Railway
   Newmachar
Line and station closed

Sources

  • 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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