Birnie Road Halt railway station
Birnie Road Halt | |||||
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 The site of the station in 1974 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Benholm, Aberdeenshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 56°48′23″N 2°18′45″W / 56.8065°N 2.3126°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NO810683 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Scottish North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 November 1865 | Opened | ||||
| 1 October 1951 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 23 May 1966 | Closed to goods | ||||
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Birnie Road Halt railway station served the settlement of Benholm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland from 1865 to 1966 on the Montrose and Bervie Railway.
History
[edit]The station opened on 1 November 1865 by the Scottish North Eastern Railway. It was a request stop and trains only called on Fridays. It closed to both passengers on 1 October 1951[1] and closed to goods on 23 May 1966.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Birnie Road Station". Canmore. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Site of Birnie Road Siding © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
External links
[edit]| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Johnshaven Line and station closed |
Scottish North Eastern Railway Montrose and Bervie Railway |
Gourdon Line and station closed |
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