Murtle | |
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General information | |
Location | Bieldside, Aberdeenshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°06′27″N 2°12′45″W / 57.1074°N 2.2125°W |
Grid reference | NJ872018 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Deeside Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER |
Key dates | |
8 September 1853 | Station opened |
17 August 1909 | Rebuilding after a fire |
5 April 1937 | Station closed to passengers |
18 July 1966 | Line closed entirely |
Murtle railway station, later Murtle Halt railway station served Murtle and Beaconhill Houses and estates, the Mill of Murtle, Milton of Murtle, the local farms and the inhabitants of this rural area within the parish of Peterculter from 1853 to 1937[1] on the Deeside Railway that ran from Aberdeen (Joint) to Ballater.