Longside railway station explained

Longside
Status:Disused
Borough:Longside, Aberdeenshire
Country:Scotland
Platforms:2
Original:Formartine and Buchan Railway
Pregroup:Great North of Scotland Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Events:Opened
Events1:Closed

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

History

The station was opened on 3 July 1862. On the north side was the goods yard. There were two signal boxes, North and South, both opening in 1890. The north signal box was at the west end of the westbound platform and the south signal box was at the east end of the eastbound platform. After resignalling in 1918, the south signal box closed. The north signal box was renamed to Longside box. The station was closed to passengers under the Beeching Axe on 3 May 1965.[2] The signal box closed along with it. The tracks were lifted in 1970.[3]

References

57.5217°N -1.9359°W

Notes and References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
  2. Book: Quick, M E. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 278. 931112387.
  3. Web site: Site of Longside station © Bill Harrison cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland. Geograph. 17 March 2022.