Brucklay Railway Station
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Brucklay railway station was a former railway station in Brucklay,
Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...
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History

The station was opened on 24 April 1865 by the
Formartine and Buchan Railway The Formartine and Buchan Railway was a railway company operating in the north-east of Scotland. It was built to link the important fishing ports of Fraserburgh and Peterhead with Aberdeen. It had a junction with the main line of the Great Nort ...
. On the northbound platform was the station building on the west side was the goods yard and on the north end of the northbound platform was the signal box, which opened in 1891. It closed in 1959 and was replaced by a ground frame. The station closed on 4 October 1965 and closed to goods on 28 March 1966.


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RAILSCOT on Formartine and Buchan Railway
Disused railway stations in Aberdeenshire Beeching closures in Scotland Former Great North of Scotland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1865 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 1865 establishments in Scotland 1965 disestablishments in Scotland Buildings and structures in Buchan {{Aberdeenshire-railstation-stub