King Edward railway station

King Edward
King Edward railway station in 2019
General information
LocationTurriff, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57°36′37″N 2°28′33″W / 57.6102°N 2.4759°W / 57.6102; -2.4759
Grid referenceNJ 716 578
Platforms2 (1 from 1954)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBanff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Key dates
4 June 1860Opened to passengers
1 March 1861Opened to goods[1]
1 October 1951[2]Closed to passengers and goods
1 August 1961Closed to goods

King Edward railway station was a railway station at King Edward, King Edward Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland[3] on the rural branchline to Macduff. It was opened in 1860 to passengers by the Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway and was closed to regular passenger traffic in 1951. King Edward was 24 miles 42 chains (39.5 km) from the junction at Inveramsay[1] and 247 feet (75 m) above sea level.[4]

  1. ^ a b McLeish, p.79
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 133.
  3. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
  4. ^ McLeish, p.20