Fraserburgh railway station is a former railway station that once served the town of

Fraserburgh Fraserburgh (; sco, The Broch or ; gd, A' Bhruaich) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with a population recorded in the 2011 Census at 13,100. It lies at the far northeast corner of Aberdeenshire, about north of Aberdeen, and north of ...

, Aberdeenshire.

History

The station was the terminus of 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 ...

from Aberdeen. The principal traffic was fish, as Fraserburgh was an important herring harbour, as well as dealing in whale products, especially whale oil. The

Fraserburgh and St Combs Light Railway The Fraserburgh and St Combs Light Railway was a short railway branch line built in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to serve fishing harbours. It was built by the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR), and it connected with the GNoSR at Fraserburgh. ...

opened in 1903, connecting small harbours on the coast from St Combs. These lines, and the station, are now closed, and the site has been redeveloped. The former engine shed and goods offices remain in alternative uses. Fraserburgh railway station opened on 24 April 1865 and closed to passengers on 4 October 1965. It was known as Fraserburgh for Rosehearty and New Aberdour in Bradshaw until 1938. The railway line was built by the

Company, which became part of the

Great North of Scotland Railway The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) was one of the two smallest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping, operating in the north-east of the country. Formed in 1845, it carried its first passengers the fro ...

. In 1923 the GNSR was incorporated into the London and North Eastern Railway, which was in turn nationalised on 1 January 1948. Passenger services on the Buchan lines were withdrawn in 1965 as part of the

Beeching cuts The Beeching cuts (also Beeching Axe) was a plan to increase the efficiency of the nationalised railway system in Great Britain. The plan was outlined in two reports: ''The Reshaping of British Railways'' (1963) and ''The Development of the M ...

. Freight trains continued to operate Fraserburgh until 1979. The track was subsequently lifted. The closest operating station is currently

Inverurie Inverurie (Scottish Gaelic: ''Inbhir Uraidh'' or ''Inbhir Uaraidh'', 'mouth of the River Ury') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the confluence of the rivers Ury and Don, about north-west of Aberdeen. Geography Inverurie is in the va ...

References

Disused railway stations in Aberdeenshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1865 Beeching closures in Scotland Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 Former Great North of Scotland Railway stations Buildings and structures in Fraserburgh 1865 establishments in Scotland 1979 disestablishments in the United Kingdom {{Aberdeenshire-railstation-stub