Aboyne railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Aboyne

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caption =
locale = Scotland
borough = Aberdeenshire
line = Great North of Scotland Railway
owner = London and North Eastern Railway
platforms = ?
latitude =
longitude =
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years = 2 December 1859
events = Station opens
years1 = 28 February 1966
events1 = Station closes

Aboyne railway station was a station which served Aboyne in the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire. It was served by trains on the line from Aberdeen to Ballater.

History

Opened by the Great North of Scotland Railway it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board.

The station had been the location of a Camping coach.

The site today

The line is now part of the Deeside Way footpath, while the station is home to a range of shops. [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/aboyne/aboyne/index.html]

References

*cite book|author=R.V.J.Butt, |title= The Directory of Railway Stations |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd
year=1995 ISBN 1 85260 508 1

*cite book|author=A. Jowett, |title= Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas |publisher=Atlantic Publishing |year=2000 ISBN 0 906899 99 0