Cruden Bay railway station explained

Cruden Bay
Status:	Disused
Country:	Scotland
Platforms:	2
Original:	Great North of Scotland Railway
Postgroup:	London and North Eastern Railway
Years:	2 August 1897
Events:	Opened
Years2:	31 October 1932
Events2:	Closed^[1]

Cruden Bay railway station was a railway station serving Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^[2]

History

The station opened on 2 August 1897.^[3]

The station was destroyed by fire on 23 April 1931^[4] and it closed in 1932.

From 1899 to 1932, a passenger tramway service from the station to the Cruden Bay Hotel was provided by the Cruden Bay Hotel Tramway. After the station closed to passenger traffic the tramway continued with freight services until 1945.^[5]

References

57.4195°N -1.8633°W

Notes and References

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
3. News: . Opening of the Cruden Railway . Aberdeen Journal . British Newspaper Archive . 3 August 1897 . 24 July 2016 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
4. News: . Cruden Bay Station Blaze . Dundee Courier . British Newspaper Archive . 24 April 1931 . 24 July 2016 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
5. Web site: Cruden Bay station (remains), 1988 © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland. Geograph. 17 March 2022.