Bucksburn railway station

Disused railway station in Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire

57°10′42″N 2°10′09″W / 57.1782°N 2.1692°W / 57.1782; -2.1692Grid referenceNJ898097Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat North of Scotland RailwayPre-groupingGreat North of Scotland RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates20 September 1854 (1854-09-20)Opened as Buxburn1 January 1897Name changed to Bucksburn5 March 1956Closed to passengers22 April 1968 (1968-04-22)Closed to goods

Bucksburn railway station served the suburb of Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland from 1854 to 1968 on the Great North of Scotland Railway.

History

The station opened as Buxburn on 20 September 1854 by the Great North of Scotland Railway. The name changed to Bucksburn on 1 January 1897. The station closed to passengers on 5 March 1956[1][2] and closed to goods on 22 April 1968.[3]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 102. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Aberdeen, Bucksburn, Station Road". Canmore. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Bucksburn Station and Goods Yard,... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

External links

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Persley
Line open, station closed 		  Great North of Scotland Railway   Bankhead
Line open, station closed