Auchmacoy railway station

Auchmacoy
General information
LocationCrawhead, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57°22′39″N 2°00′30″W / 57.3775°N 2.0084°W / 57.3775; -2.0084
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat North of Scotland Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 August 1897Station opened[1]
31 October 1932Station closed[1]
Location

Auchmacoy railway station was a railway station in Crawhead, Aberdeenshire, near the Burn of Auchmacoy from which the station took its name. It was located on the Boddam branch line between Ellon and Boddam.[2] Opened on 2 August 1897, it closed on 31 October 1932.[1]

History

It was opened by the Great North of Scotland Railway on 2 August 1897. Under the Grouping of 1923, the line became part of the London and North Eastern Railway, which closed the station on 31 October 1932. The station building survives and has been recorded as Station House and Station Cottage.[3]


Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ellon   Great North of Scotland Railway
Boddam branch line
   Pitlurg

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Butt (1995), p. 21
  2. ^ British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 38.
  3. ^ "Auchmacoy Station". Trove. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 23 February 2026.

Sources


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