Peterhead railway station

Disused railway station in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire

Peterhead railway station was a railway station in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.^[1]

History

The railway station was opened on 3 July 1862 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. To the north was the goods yard, further north was a locomotive shed and to the west was the signal box, which opened in 1883 and was replaced in 1890. It was closed to passengers on 3 May 1965^[2] and to freight on 7 September 1970.^[3] The signal box closed in 1966 and was replaced by a ground frame. The track was subsequently removed. The site is now a school.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 340. OCLC 931112387.
3. "Peterhead railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

57°30′34″N 1°47′14″W / 57.5095°N 1.7872°W / 57.5095; -1.7872