Holborn Street railwey Station
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Holburn Street railwey statioun wis a railwey station in Aiberdeen, Scotland. Ee statioun wis pairt o ee Deeside railwey whilk ran atween Aiberdeen aun Banchory afore bein extendit tae Ballater. It wis a twa-platform statioun att sat oan ee east side o Holburn Street. Holburn Street Statioun served ee area o Aiberdeen near Allanvale Cemetery aun Duthie Pairk. Ee statioun hud nae guids facility aun wis accessed frae Holburn ee northside o ee railwey.[1]
History
[eedit | edit soorce]It wis opened oan 2 July 1894 by ee Great North o Scotlan Railwey (GNSR). Ee track wis oringinally a single track bit wis doublit in 1884.[2] It wis a pairt o a new Aiberdeen suburban service, aften kent as "Subbies".[3] The station wis veesited bi Edward VII in 1906, fir ee openin o an extensioun tae Marischal College, Universitee o Aiberdeen. Ee King took a carriage tae ee college frae Holburn Street Statioun, escortit bi ee Royal Scots Greys,Fife shire aun Forfar shire Imperial Yeomanry aun mountit polis officers.[4]
Ee statioun wis shut doun in 1937 however ee line remained operatin tae Ballater til 1966 fir passengers aun 1967 fir freight.
| Preceding station | Disuised railweys | Followin station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Joint | Great North of Scotland Railway Deeside Railway |
Ruthrieston Line an station closed | ||
Infrastructure
[eedit | edit soorce]Ee statioun sat oan ee east side o Holburn Street wae access tae ee statioun bein at ee north o ee line. Thur wis a brig allowin ee line tae run ower ee road.[5] Ee statioun consistit o twa platforms, wae a buildin aun canopy covering ee northern or eastbound platform. Ee southern or westbound platform hud a shelter aun ee twa platforms wur connectit bi a pedestrian brig. Oan ee 1900 OS map signals ur present however nae signalbox is indicatit oan ee map.
Bi 1953 ee line wis taken doun tae yin track wae ee westbound (southern) line bein liftit. While ee line shut in 1966, ee tracks wurnae liftit until April 1970.[2] Aw tracks frae iss line huv nou been liftit aun ee line hus been convertit intae a walkin aun cycle path runnin frae Duthie Pairk tae Ballater. Ee old platforms kin still be seen. Aw statioun buildins apart frae ee statioun master's hoose huv been demolished.
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References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ "Georeferenced Maps viewer - Map images - National Library of Scotland". maps.nls.uk. Archived frae the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 24 Mairch 2025.
- 1 2 Jackson, Dick, ed. (1999). Royal Deeside's Railway Aberdeen - Ballater. Perth: Great North of Scotland Railway Association. pp. 60 + 63. ISBN 0 902343 09 2.
- ↑ Jackson, Dick, ed. (1999). Royal Deeside's Railway Aberdeen to Ballater. Perth: Great North of Scotland Railway Association. p. 9.
- ↑ "Full record for 'ABERDEEN 1906' (0042) - Moving Image Archive catalogue". movingimage.nls.uk. Retrieved 24 Mairch 2025.[deid airtin]
- ↑ "In pictures: Aberdeen's Royal Deeside Railway Line". The Scotsman (in Inglis). 17 November 2015. Retrieved 24 Mairch 2025.