Alford railway station

Alford railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Alford


caption =
locale = Scotland
borough = Aberdeenshire
line = Great North of Scotland Railway
owner = London and North Eastern Railway
platforms = ?
latitude =
longitude =
gridref =
years = 25 March 1859
events = Station opens
years1 = 2 January 1950
events1 = Station closes
years2 = May 1980
events2 = Station opens as narrow gauge terminus
"This article is about the Scottish railway station. For the similarly named station in Lincolnshire, see Alford Town".

Alford railway station was a station in Alford, Aberdeenshire. The station was the terminus of a line form Kintore and Dyce. [British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38]

It is now the terminus of a narrow gauge railway.

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 site today

The station is now the terminus of the Vale of Alford Railway. [http://www.alfordvalleyrailway.org.uk/index.asp]


Former Services

References


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