Tillyfourie railway station
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Scotland
Tillyfourie | |||||
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The station shown on a 1900 OS map | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Aberdeenshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 57°12′01″N 2°35′16″W / 57.2004°N 2.5879°W | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Alford Valley Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LNER | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 2 June 1860 | Opened | ||||
| 2 January 1950 | Closed | ||||
| 3 January 1966 | Line closed | ||||
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Tillyfourie railway station was a railway station serving Tillyfourie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
The station opened on 2 June 1860 on the Alford Valley Railway a year after the 16.5 miles (26.6 km) line between Kintore and Alford.[1][2]
Originally the station had one platform on the south side of the single track railway, and one siding to the west of the station.[3] By 1900 the line through the station had become a passing loop and there were two platforms connected with a footbridge, a signal box was located to the east. There were three sidings that were able to accommodate most types of goods including live stock.[4][5]
The station closed on 2 January 1950, the sidings were removed by 1960 when even the daily freight train did not call.[6][7] The line closed completely on 3 January 1966 when all services were withdrawn between Paradise Siding and Alford.[8]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Whitehouse Line and station closed |
Great North of Scotland Railway Alford Valley Railway |
Monymusk Line and station closed | ||
