Wardhouse railway station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wardhouse
Wardhouse Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 451431.jpg
The site of the station in 2007
LocationWardhouse, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57°21′18″N 2°42′06″W / 57.355°N 2.7017°W / 57.355; -2.7017Coordinates: 57°21′18″N 2°42′06″W / 57.355°N 2.7017°W / 57.355; -2.7017
Grid referenceNJ578296
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat North of Scotland Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1 December 1854 (1854-12-01)Opened
5 June 1961 (1961-06-05)Closed

Wardhouse railway station served the area of Wardhouse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland from 1854 to 1961 on the Great North of Scotland Railway.

History[]

The station opened on 1 December 1854 by the Great North of Scotland Railway. It was originally built for Pedro Carlos Gordon, who lived in a nearby mansion. A second platform was added in 1889. A gate box opened when the line was doubled in 1896. It became a full box in 1898, downgraded to a gate box in 1915, upgraded to a full box again in 1920 and demoted to a gate box on 1931. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 5 June 1961.[1][2] The gate box closed shortly after.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 414. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Wardhouse railway station (site), Aberdeenshire". Geograph. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. ^ "RAILSCOT - Wardhouse". Railscot. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

External links[]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Insch
Line open, station open 		  Great North of Scotland Railway   Kennethmont
Line open, station closed


Stub icon

This article about a railway station in the Aberdeenshire council area of Scotland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""