Lethenty railway station

Lethenty
Location
Place Lethenty
Area Aberdeenshire
Coordinates 57°18′40″N 2°22′59″W / 57.311°N 2.383°W / 57.311; -2.383Coordinates: 57°18′40″N 2°22′59″W / 57.311°N 2.383°W / 57.311; -2.383
Operations
Original company Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Great North of Scotland Railway
Platforms 1
History
26 June 1856 opened
2 November 1931 closed for passengers
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Lethenty railway station was a railway station in Lethenty, Aberdeenshire on a short branch from Inverurie to Old Meldrum.[1]

History

The railway stationed opened on 1 July 1856 and closed to passengers on 2 November 1931.[2] The station continued to be used for freight until 3 January 1966.[3]

Previous services

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Inverurie
Line closed; Station open		   Great North of Scotland Railway
Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway		   Fingask
Line and Station closed

References

Notes

  1. ↑ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
  2. ↑ "Lethenty Station". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

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 Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway


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