Auchterless railway station
Auchterless | |
|---|---|
Site of the station (1997) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kirkton of Auchterless, Aberdeenshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°29′16″N 2°25′27″W / 57.4878°N 2.4243°W |
| Grid reference | NJ746443 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 5 September 1857 | Station opened |
| 1 October 1951 | Station closed to passengers |
| 10 August 1964 | Station closed to goods |
| 1966 | Line closed entirely |
Auchterless railway station was a railway station in Auchterless, Aberdeenshire. It served the rural area, the estate of Towie Barclay and a settlement known as Kirkton of Auchterless stands 3 miles (5 km) away. It was opened in 1857 by the Banff Macduff & Turriff Junction Railway, later part of the Great North of Scotland Railway, then the LNER and finally British Railways, on the branchline from Inveramsay to Macduff, the station closed to passengers in 1951 and to goods in 1966. The station lay below Gallowhill and the town lay to the north-east.