Kintore railway station
| Kintore | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Kintore |
| Area | Aberdeenshire |
| Coordinates | 57°14′20″N 2°20′49″W / 57.239°N 2.347°WCoordinates: 57°14′20″N 2°20′49″W / 57.239°N 2.347°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| 20 September 1854[1] | Opened |
| 7 December 1964 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Kintore railway station was a railway station in Kintore, Aberdeenshire. It served as a junction between the main line, and an abandoned branch to Alford. It was closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching Cuts.
NESTRANS initially raised the possibility of reopening the station in 2009, as part of its 2010-2021 Rail Action Plan.[2] and it was first discussed in the Scottish Parliament in October that year.[3]
Plans to reopen the station were announced in December 2012[4] and in February 2014, Aberdeenshire West MSP Dennis Robertson raised the issue in parliament for a second time.[5]
Aberdeenshire Council, Network Rail and Nestrans hope to have it reopened by 2019.[6] This will form part of a wider £170 million project to upgrade the Aberdeen to Inverness Line, which will also see the Aberdeen to Inverurie section have its double track reinstated.[7] Funding for this project is being supplied by Transport Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government.
Previous services
| Preceding station |  Historical railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinaldie Line open; station closed |
Great North of Scotland Railway GNoSR Main Line |
Inverurie Line open; station open | ||
| Kemnay Line and Station closed |
Great North of Scotland Railway Alford Valley Railway |
Terminus | ||
References
Notes
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 135.
- ↑ http://www.nestrans.org.uk/db_docs/docs/RAP%20second%20draft%20sept%202010.pdf Nestrans Rail Action Plan 2010-2021 Second Draft Nestrans.org; Retrieved 19 August 2016
- ↑ Aberdeen Crossrail (Kintore Station) – Debate in the Scottish Parliament at 5:00 pm on 7th October 2009Theyworkforyou.com; Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ↑ "New rail stations for Kintore and Dalcross"BBC News - NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland news article 7 December 2012
- ↑ "Reopening of Kintore Railway Station"Dennis Robertson MSP site 5 Feb 2014; Retrieved 19 August 2016
- ↑ Work on track for north-east railway station to re-open in 2019 King, Joshua The Press & Journal article 20 April 2016; Retrieved 19 August 2016
- ↑ "Aberdeen to Inverness Rail Improvement Project, Scotland" Railway-Technology.com; Retrieved 19 August 2016
Sources
- 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- RAILSCOT on Great North of Scotland Railway
- RAILSCOT on Alford Valley Railway