Museums · Scottish Highlands
Maud Junction railway station
Maud Junction railway station — railway station in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Maud Junction railway station is a museum in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "railway station in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 57.5210°, -2.1256°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Maud Junction railway station was a railway station in Maud, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was a junction where the line north from Aberdeen split into two routes to the coastal town stations of Peterhead and Fraserburgh, both of which are now closed.
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Background
History
The 29 mile long railway from Dyce to Mintlaw opened on 18 July 1861, with the extension to Peterhead opening the following year. The final section north to Fraserburgh opened in 1865. Dyce was on the Great North of Scotland Railway north from Aberdeen Waterloo station. The line was built by the Formartine and Buchan Railway Company, which became part of the GNSR in 1866. 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 Passenger services on the Buchan lines were withdrawn in 1965 as part of the Beeching cuts. Freight trains continued to operate to Peterhead until 1970 and to Fraserburgh until 1979. The track…
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- Coordinates
- 57.5210, -2.1256
- District
- Aberdeenshire
- Postcode
- AB42 4NW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gordon and Buchan
- Opening
- part time
- Official site
- friendsofmaud.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6792234 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Maud Junction railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Formartine and Buchan Way - Maud Station - geograph.org.uk - 509940.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Maud Junction railway station?
- Maud Junction railway station is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 57.5210°, -2.1256°.
- Is Maud Junction railway station wheelchair accessible?
- Yes — Maud Junction railway station is tagged in OpenStreetMap as wheelchair-accessible.
- What are the opening hours for Maud Junction railway station?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: part time. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.