Ballater railway station
| Ballater | |
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Ballater railway station in 1961 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Scotland |
| Area | Aberdeenshire |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 17 October 1866 | Station opens |
| 28 February 1966 | Station closed |
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Ballater railway station was a station in the village of Ballater in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The station was the terminus of a line from Aberdeen.[1]
It was the nearest station to Balmoral Castle, a royal residence.
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 in 1966 (as part of the "Beeching cuts").
Services
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Great North of Scotland Railway | Cambus o'May | ||
The site today
The old station, containing Queen Victoria's waiting room, is now a visitor centre with a replica royal carriage.[2]
See also
- Royal Deeside Line
References
- ↑ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
- ↑ "The old Royal Station at Ballater". Royal Deeside. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
Further reading
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
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