Auchnagatt railway station explained

Auchnagatt
Status:Disused
Borough:Auchnagatt, Aberdeenshire
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:57.467°N -2.117°W
Platforms:2
Original:Formartine and Buchan Railway
Pregroup:Great North of Scotland Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:18 July 1861
Events:Station opened
Years1:4 October 1965
Events1:Station closed

Auchnagatt railway station was a railway station in Auchnagatt, Aberdeenshire. Before its closure, services ran to Fraserburgh, Peterhead and Aberdeen.[1]

History

The station was opened by the Formartine and Buchan Railway, then part of the Great North of Scotland Railway. It became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, and then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed to passengers by the British Railways Board in 1965 under the Beeching Axe. It stayed open for goods until 28 March 1966.[2]

The site today

The station is still fairly intact beside the lifted railway. One platform still remains.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
  2. Web site: Site of Auchnagatt station © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland. Geograph. 17 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Station Platform © Andrew Wood cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland. Geograph. 17 June 2022.