Newseat Halt railway station

Newseat Halt railway station was a railway station in Newseat, Aberdeenshire.[1]

Newseat Halt
The former station house in 2020
General information
LocationNewseat, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyFormartine and Buchan Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
3 July 1862 (1862-07-03)Opened as Newseat
22 September 1930Name changed to Newseat Halt
3 May 1965 (1965-05-03)Closed

History

The station was opened on 3 July 1862 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. It was known as New Seat until 1884 in the timetable. Its name was changed Newseat Halt on 22 September 1930. It was closed to passengers under the Beeching Axe on 3 May 1965.[2]

References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.38
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 316. OCLC 931112387.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Longside
Line and station closed
  Great North of Scotland Railway
Formartine and Buchan Railway
  Inverugie
Line and station closed

57.5226°N 1.8717°W / 57.5226; -1.8717


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