Ballater railway station
Ballater | |||||
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Ballater railway station in 1961 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Aberdeenshire Scotland | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Great North of Scotland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great North of Scotland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 17 October 1866 | Station opened | ||||
| 28 February 1966 | Station closed to passengers | ||||
| 18 July 1966 | station closed to goods | ||||
| 12 May 2015 | Fire seriously damages former station | ||||
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Ballater railway station is a former station in the village of Ballater in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The station was formerly the terminus of a branch line from Aberdeen.
It was the nearest station to Balmoral Castle, a personal residence of the British monarch.