Esslemont railway station was a railway station in Esslemont, Aberdeenshire.[1]

Esslemont
Site of the station (1997)
General information
Location	Esslemont, Aberdeenshire Scotland
Coordinates	57.351°N 2.112°W / 57.351; -2.112
Platforms	1 (initially) 2 (later added)
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Formartine and Buchan Railway
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
18 July 1861 (1861-07-18)	opened
1952 (1952-09¦15)	closed

History

The station was opened on 18 July 1861 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. To the south was the goods yard. It initially had one platform but a second one was added in 1919. The station closed on 4 October 1965.[2]

References

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
• 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 Formartine and Buchan Railway

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