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Woodside (Aberdeen) railway station

Coordinates: 57°10′22″N 2°07′52″W / 57.1729°N 2.1311°W / 57.1729; -2.1311
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Woodside (Aberdeen)
General information
LocationWoodside, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57°10′22″N 2°07′52″W / 57.1729°N 2.1311°W / 57.1729; -2.1311
Grid referenceNJ921091
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat North of Scotland Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
January 1858 (1858-01)Opened
5 April 1937 (1937-04-05)Closed

Woodside (Aberdeen) railway station served the parish of Woodside, Aberdeen, Scotland from 1858 to 1937 on the Great North of Scotland Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 January 1858 by the Great North of Scotland Railway. A signal box opened in 1887 but it closed in 1912. It reopened shortly after but closed again in 1928. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 5 April 1937.[1][2] The site is now a car park.[3]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 436. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Aberdeen, Woodside, Station Road, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ "RAILSCOT - Woodside [GNSR]". Railscot. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Don Street
Line open, station closed
  Great North of Scotland Railway   Persley
Line open, station closed