Esslemont
Site of the station (1997)
General information
Location	Esslemont, Aberdeenshire Scotland
Coordinates	57°21′04″N2°06′43″W / 57.351°N 2.112°W / 57.351; -2.112
Platforms	1 initially; later 2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Formartine and Buchan Railway
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
18 July 1861 (1861-07-18)	opened
15 Sept. 1952	closed
Location

Esslemont railway station was a railway station in Esslemont, Aberdeenshire. ^[1]

Contents

• History
• References
• Sources

History

The station was opened on 18 July 1861 by the Formartine and Buchan Railway. To the south was the goods yard. It initially had one platform but later gained a second; the passing loop was removed in 1919. ^[2] The station closed on 15 September 1952. ^[3]

References

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC   22311137.

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