Aberdeen Guild Street railway station was the former terminus of the

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. This station opened to passengers on 2 August 1854 as the new terminus of the

, replacing the former temporary terminus at

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. It also served as the terminus of the

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, which had an agreement to use the station and the portion of track between it and Ferryhill junction. At the time, the southern terminus of the

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was at

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and the two termini were connected by a tramway through the harbour. The Great North of Scotland Railway was extended in 1856 bringing the new terminus, Aberdeen Waterloo closer to the city centre, but still not connected to the Guild Street station. On 4 November 1867 the

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and the new

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was opened. This connected the

and the Aberdeen Railway, which had since become the

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, which was in turn absorbed by the

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. Guild Street station subsequently became a goods yard. A large goods shed was built in 1900 which remained standing after the goods lines within it closed, subsequently being used for car parking. It was demolished in 2002. The site of the former goods shed is now occupied by Aberdeen bus station. The remaining freight activity ceased in 2007 and was transferred to Raith's Farm (on the Aberdeen–Inverness line) and Craiginches depots. The site was used for

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, which opened in 2009. {{end box

References

Disused railway stations in Aberdeen Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1854

External links

* RAILSCOT - Aberdeen Guild Stree

* RAILSCOT - Raith's Farm Siding