Alford railway station

This article is about the Scottish railway station. For the similarly named station in Lincolnshire, see Alford Town railway station.

Alford
General information
LocationAlford, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyAlford Valley Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
25 March 1859Opened
2 January 1950Closed
May 1980Reopened as narrow gauge terminus
Location

Alford railway station is a former railway station in Alford, Aberdeenshire which now serves as a terminus for tourist narrow gauge railway, the Alford Valley Railway. The station used to be the terminus of a line, also called the Alford Valley Railway, from Kintore where it joined the Great North of Scotland Railway main line.

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