Carmont Railway Station
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Carmont railway station, on the
Aberdeen Railway The Aberdeen Railway was a Scottish railway company which built a line from Aberdeen to Forfar and Arbroath, partly by leasing and upgrading an existing railway. The line opened in stages between 1847 and 1850, with branches to Brechin and ...
, served the rural area of Carmont in
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 ...
, Scotland from 1855 to 1964.


History

The station opened as New Mill Offset in September 1855 by the Caledonian Railway. The station was renamed to New Mill Siding in 1866, to Newmill in 1891 and finally Carmont in 1912. The station closed to passengers on 11 June 1956 and to goods traffic on 23 May 1964. As of 2022, the signalbox, and adjacent crossover, remain in use. The 12 August 2020 derailment, in which three people died, happened nearby, and was reported by a crew member at Carmont Signal Box.


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Former Caledonian Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1855 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956 1855 establishments in Scotland 1964 disestablishments in Scotland {{Scotland-railstation-stub