Kintore railway station

Kintore railway station was a railway station in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 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.[2]

Kintore
Location
PlaceKintore
AreaAberdeenshire
Coordinates57.239°N 2.347°W / 57.239; -2.347
Operations
Original companyGreat North of Scotland Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Platforms3
History
20 September 1854[1]Opened
7 December 1964Closed
2020New station opens on different site
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

Reopening

Nestrans initially raised the possibility of reopening the station in 2009 as part of its 2010-2021 Rail Action Plan[3] and it was first discussed in the Scottish Parliament in October that year.[4]

Plans to reopen the station were announced in December 2012[5] and in February 2014 Aberdeenshire West MSP, Dennis Robertson, raised the issue in parliament for a second time.[6] This follows 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][8] The station is expected to cost £14.5 million, funded by Transport Scotland, Aberdeenshire Council and Nestrans. The main contractor is BAM Nuttall. Construction started in 2019 with a planned opening date for the station of May 2020.[9][10] However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, in March 2020 the Network Rail Board decided to halt and shut down all enhancement works on the railways, including Kintore station.[11]

The new Kintore station will be to the north of the old one, on the site of the junction for the Alford branch. Facilities will include a new footbridge and lifts for step-free access, bike storage facilities and a 168-space car park including disabled parking and 24 spaces for electric vehicles. All Aberdeen-Inverness trains will call at the station.[12][13]

Previous services
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kinaldie
Line open; station closed		   Great North of Scotland Railway
GNSR Main Line		   Inverurie
Line and station open
Kemnay
Line and station closed		   Great North of Scotland Railway
Alford Valley Railway		   Terminus

References

Notes
  1. Butt 1995, p. 135.
  2. 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
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Nestrans Rail Action Plan 2010-2021 Second Draft Nestrans.org; Retrieved 19 August 2016
  4. "Aberdeen Crossrail (Kintore Station) – Debate in the Scottish Parliament at 5:00 pm on 7th October 2009". Theyworkforyou.com. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  5. "New rail stations for Kintore and Dalcross"BBC News - NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland news article 7 December 2012
  6. "Reopening of Kintore Railway Station"Dennis Robertson MSP site 5 Feb 2014; Retrieved 19 August 2016
  7. "Aberdeen to Inverness Rail Improvement Project, Scotland" Railway-Technology.com; Retrieved 19 August 2016
  8. 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
  9. BAM wins contract for Aberdeenshire station The Construction Index article 30 May 2019; Retrieved 31 May 2019
  10. Walsh, Stephen. "Opening of north-east train station pushed back by six months". Press and Journal. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  11. Porter, David (29 March 2020). "Kintore Station work halted". GRAMPIANONLINE.
  12. "Kintore station reopening gets a lift". Network Rail. 31 October 2019.
  13. "Electric vehicle boost for Kintore station". Network Rail. 11 March 2020.

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